Published 22:21 IST, November 11th 2024
Allu Arjun Fans Attack YouTube Channel's Office Over Fake Videos Of Pushpa 2 Star, Wife Sneha Reddy
Red TV, a private YouTube channel based out of Hyderabad, was circulating fake videos about the Pushpa 2 star and his family members.
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Fans of popular Telugu star Allu Arjun stormed the office of a private YouTube channel in Hyderabad after they repeatedly posted negative videos about the star. Reportedly, several thumbnails posted by the YT channel online were misleading and made unfounded claims about the Pushpa 2 star and his family members. After attacking the office of Red TV, Allu Arjun 's fans demanded an apology from the owners and demanded that the videos be taken down. An apology followed from the workers at the establishment.
Videos of Allu Arjun's fans storming an office go viral
The video of Allu Arjun's fans attacking the office of Red TV in Hyderabad surfaced on Monday. According to snapshots circulating on social media, the YT channel had uploaded thumbnails of Allu Arjun lying on a hospital bed, with the text over it reading, "Allu Arjun Struggling Between Life and Death". The images were deemed offensive by the fans of the actor.
The fan club captioned the videos they released as, “We have been following RED TV closely for the past few months and monitoring the way they are running a negative campaign against @alluarjun garu. Recently, they crossed all boundaries by involving his wife Sneha Reddy garu, and his children, and even posting thumbnails suggesting harm to Allu Arjun garu.” After protesting and gathering as a crowd, some of the people were seen standing next to the editor and making them delete the objectionable videos.
YouTube channel's team renders apology
After the controversy, the team behind Red TV YT channel apologised on video and could be heard saying, “As you can see, these thumbnails, they have been put up by mistake. I am truly sorry to Allu Arjun garu, because we did not intend to do this. We also apologise to the fans who came here, we won’t repeat it again. Okay?”
Later, Allu Arjun fans also urged others to make social media a "safe place".
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Updated 22:53 IST, November 11th 2024