Hours after Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy slammed Allu Arjun for the mishap in the Hyderabad stampede, the actor denied the allegations and said that it was purely an accident.
"There is a lot of misinformation that I behaved in a particular way. These are the wrong allegations. It's humiliating and a character assassination. There is a lot of misinformation going on, a lot of false allegations, especially character assassination," he told reporters.
Reddy had criticised the actor for holding a roadshow and waving to the crowds at the theatre. The 'Pusha 2' actor said that the allegations were false and it was not a procession or a roadshow.
Allu Arjun said that the death of the woman at Sandhta Theatre during the screening of 'Pushpa-2' in Hyderabad was an "unfortunate" incident.
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“It is completely an accident. My condolences to the family. I am taking updates every hour about the condition of the child (hospitalised). His condition is improving, it is very good. There is a lot of misinformation, and false allegations are being made. I don't want to blame any department or politician. My character is being assassinated,” he said.
A 35-year-old woman died and her eight-year-old son was hospitalised on December 4 during a stampede-like situation at the Sandhya Theatre in Hyderabad when thousands of fans jostled to see the actor at the premiere of 'Pushpa 2'.
The city police registered a case against Allu Arjun, his security team and the theatre management under different sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at the Chikkadpally police station.
On the complaint lodged by the deceased woman's family, Allu Arjun was arrested by the police on December 13. He was granted a four-week interim bail by the Telangana High Court on the same day and was released from prison on December 14.