Chiranjeevi calls out media for ‘unnecessary confusion’, says had ‘non-cancerous polyps’ removed

“I said that non-cancerous polyps were detected and removed. I only said, ‘If I hadn’t done the test first, it would have turned out to be cancer’. That’s why everyone should take precautions and undergo medical tests/screening’,” Chiranjeevi wrote on the microblogging site.

The Waltair Veerayya star called out media organisations for writing “nonsense” without understanding the subject completely.

“…Some media organisations did not understand this properly and started scrolling and web articles saying ‘I got cancer’ and ‘I survived due to treatment’. This has caused unnecessary confusion.

కొద్ది సేపటి క్రితం  నేనొక క్యాన్సర్ సెంటర్ ని  ప్రారంభించిన  సందర్భంగా క్యాన్సర్ పట్ల  అవగాహన పెరగాల్సిన  అవసరం  గురించి  మాట్లాడాను. రెగ్యులర్ గా మెడికల్  టెస్టులు   చేయించుకుంటే  క్యాన్సర్ రాకుండా  నివారించవచ్చు అని చెప్పాను. నేను  అలర్ట్  గా  వుండి  కొలోన్ స్కోప్  టెస్ట్…

— Chiranjeevi Konidela (@KChiruTweets) June 3, 2023

“Many well-wishers are sending messages about my health. This clarification is for all of them. Also an appeal to such journalists. Don’t write nonsense without understanding the subject. Because of this, many people are scared and hurt,” he added.

Chiranjeevi will next be seen in Bholaa Shankar.

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