Published Oct 29, 2026 | 2:23 PM ⚊ Updated Oct 29, 2026 | 2:23 PM
Telangana minister Konda Surekha and BRS Working President KTR.
Synopsis: Former Telangana minister and Congress MLA Konda Surekha has withdrawn her personal remarks against BRS working president K T Rama Rao and expressed regret, saying she never intended to hurt him or his family. The remarks, made in October 2024, blamed KTR for the divorce of actors Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu and made allegations about drug use and blackmail in the film industry.
Former Telangana minister and Congress MLA Konda Surekha has withdrawn her personal remarks against BRS working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) made in 2024 and expressed regret, saying she should have refrained from making “baseless” comments.
In a post on X on Thursday, 29 October, she said she had never intended to hurt KTR or his family or damage their reputation.
“I feel the need to provide clarification regarding some personal remarks I made earlier about BRS Working President KTR. In the context of the political situation at that time, while criticizing the opposition, I spoke in that manner, but it was not intentional,” she wrote.
“I should not have made those unsubstantiated remarks that I did back then. I have absolutely no intention of hurting KTR or his family members, nor any malicious intent to damage their reputation. If my remarks have hurt them or their family members, I regret that and hereby withdraw those remarks.”
బీఆర్ఎస్ వర్కింగ్ ప్రెసిడెంట్ @KTRBRS గారిపై గతంలో నేను చేసిన కొన్ని వ్యక్తిగత వ్యాఖ్యల పట్ల వివరణ ఇవ్వాలని అనుకుంటున్నాను.
అప్పటి రాజకీయ పరిస్థితుల నేపథ్యంలో, ప్రతిపక్షాన్ని విమర్శించే క్రమంలో ఆ విధంగా మాట్లాడానే తప్ప ఉద్దేశపూర్వకంగా కాదు.
ఆనాడు నేను చేసిన కొన్ని నిరాధారమైన వ్యాఖ్యలు చేయకుండా ఉండవలసింది.
కేటీఆర్ గారిని లేదా ఆయన కుటుంబ సభ్యులను బాధపెట్టాలని గానీ, వారి ప్రతిష్టకు భంగం కలిగించాలనే దురుద్దేశం గాని నాకు ఎంతమాత్రం లేవు.
నా వ్యాఖ్యలు వారిని గానీ, వారి కుటుంబ సభ్యులను గానీ నొప్పించి ఉంటే అందుకు చింతిస్తూ, ఆ వ్యాఖ్యలను ఉపసంహరించుకుంటున్నాను.
— Konda Surekha (@iamkondasurekha) October 29, 2026
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The withdrawal comes amid a criminal defamation case filed by KTR over her remarks.
On 2 October 2024, Surekha, then Forests and Environment Minister, blamed KTR for the divorce of actors Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu and made allegations about drug use and the blackmail of film personalities. Samantha, Naga Chaitanya, actor Nagarjuna and much of the Telugu film industry condemned her remarks.
Surekha later withdrew her comments about the actors but stood by her criticism of KTR. He issued a legal notice and filed a criminal defamation complaint against her.
Nagarjuna, who had also pursued a case against Surekha over her remarks, withdrew it in November 2025 after she apologised to his family. The case filed by KTR continued. On 11 December 2025, the Special Judicial First Class Magistrate Court at Nampally issued a non-bailable warrant against Surekha after she failed to appear for the trial.
Surekha was dropped from the Telangana Cabinet on 3 September 2026, after her daughter, Konda Sushmitha, publicly attacked Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and Parkal MLA Revuri Prakash Reddy. At the time, Surekha said she would continue to remain in the Congress party.
(Edited by Dese Gowda)
