Overview
- Chiranjeevi announced that Ram Charan and Upasana Konidela have welcomed twins—a boy and a girl—and said mother and babies are healthy.
- Lavanya Tripathi criticized a journalist’s post as “in extremely poor taste” and wrote, “Very few men can do even 1% of what he does.”
- News reports say the journalist’s post referencing Chiranjeevi’s old comment was later deleted.
- Online reaction to Tripathi’s defense was mixed, with praise for backing the family and criticism of her “1%” phrasing.
- The exchange renewed attention on Chiranjeevi’s February 2025 comments hoping for a male grandchild and fueled discussion of gender expectations and legacy.