Overview
- Rajendra Prasad issued a video apology on March 13 after uproar over a Hyderabad awards speech referencing M. G. Ramachandran.
- In the message, he called MGR “the God of Tamil cinema” and said using an objectionable word was a mistake he would not repeat.
- The comment was made while praising veteran Telugu actor T. L. Kanta Rao at the Kanta Rao Memorial National Award event.
- Vishal, representing the South Indian Artistes’ Association, publicly thanked him for recognizing hurt sentiments and apologizing.
- Reports noted earlier public run-ins involving Rajendra Prasad, keeping attention on his public conduct even as this dispute cooled.