Overview
- Desai’s street-dog awareness press conference at the Press Club of Hyderabad turned tense when a confrontation with an attendee was caught on video and went viral.
- In an Instagram clarification, she said a 55-year-old man tried to charge at her and that her outburst was directed at him, not at journalists.
- She argued against what she called selective outrage over dog bites, citing other public-safety risks and questioning calls to punish all strays for isolated attacks.
- Desai condemned trolling that invoked her ex-husband Pawan Kalyan and targeted her children, calling the comments hateful and unacceptable.
- A day later, she posted an emotional reel from Varanasi saying she lacks a family protector and reaffirmed her stand against killing innocent dogs.