Film industry is vulnerable to attacks, says Pawan Kalyan

Pawan Kalyan (JSP) says film industry vulnerable to attacks, so people opposed to N. Chandrababu Naidu's false cases won't voice concerns openly. Film industry has different political leanings, so they don't want to antagonise any party. Late Krishna and Prabhakar Reddy were Congress supporters, TDP had base since NTR. YSR Congress ridiculed Rajinikanth for endorsing Naidu's good work, which is unfortunate.

Jana Sena Party (JSP) president Pawan Kalyan said the film industry was vulnerable to attacks, which was why he would not insist upon people opposed to the implication of N. Chandrababu Naidu in false cases voice their concerns openly. 

Reacting to remarks that the film industry’s response to Mr. Naidu’s arrest was lukewarm, Mr. Kalyan, while addressing a press conference here on Friday, said that while the film industry consists of different groups, each with its own political leanings, they are wary of wading into political issues.

“A stubborn guy like me who is into full-time politics can take derisive comments in my stride. However, established people in the film industry won’t be willing to antagonise any political party as they have their own problems to grapple with on a daily basis,” he observed.

Late superstar Krishna and well-known character actor M. Prabhakar Reddy were known to be ardent supporters of the Congress. The TDP too had its own base since the days of N.T. Rama Rao. However, they never had to face the kind of vitriol one gets to see nowadays, Mr. Pawan Kalyan said.

“It is unfortunate that the YSR Congress Party ridiculed a star like Rajinikanth, who is a Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, merely for endorsing the good work done by N. Chandrababu Naidu,” Mr. Pawan Kalyan said.