Telugu Film Actor Jagapathi Babu has landed in a new controversy. His comments in the recent interview are creating a big uproar and the caste (Kamma) people are not accepting this, and they are firing on Jagapathi Babu in social media for his statements.
During an interview with a media channel, Jagapathi Babu recalled an incident which happened 15 years ago. He visited Siddhartha College in Vijayawada, supposedly for a movie promotion. When he told the principal that he will talk against the caste. Principal warned him not to speak like that because he is one person and there are approx 2000 students who are caste extremists.
Jagapathi Babu said that the principal mentioned to him that if he gives any statement against caste, then they will make him into pieces. The video byte from the interview has gone viral in social media since yesterday.
The people of the community are not at all happy with the comments of Jagapathi Babu. They are saying that it is okay if he wants to stay apolitical and unconcerned with caste. It is admirable that as a well-known actor he has no regard for caste, but they’re saying that in a way he is also, whether or not knowingly, defaming the community and serving as a a disinformation tool against it.
All communities, including the kamma community, struggle with caste extremism. Though things have recently gotten better, the problem continues to occur. However, an entire community has been purposefully alienated and defamed for political purposes.
There is deliberate publicity against the kamma community that denigrates the people without cause, which is deeply saddening the other people in the group who are not part of this caste extremism or hatred.
Overall, it appears like Jagapathi Babu has made a mistake of generalizing about incidents that occurred 15 to 20 years ago. He should have considered whether the circumstances or experiences from so long ago still have value now.
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