Amid actor Allu Arjun controversy, BJP leader Amit Malviya has said that the Chief Minister Revanth Reddy-led Congress government in Telangana is targeting Tollywood allegedly because superstars have refused to comply with the CM's attempts to exert control and "extract money" from them.

The entire controversy stems from a stampede at a theatre in Hyderabad during screening of Pushpa 2 which was attended by the actor.

BJP leader Amit Malviya accuses Telangana CM Revanth Reddy's Congress government of targeting Tollywood for non-compliance and financial extortion. Major figures like Allu Arjun, Nagarjuna, Samantha Prabhu,

Besides the stampede issue, Dil Raju will also address the Telangana government's decision not to permit benefit shows and hike prices for tickets

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai criticised Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy for politicising the stampede and arrest issue involving actor Allu Arjun, calling the controversy biased and politically motivated.

The Pushpa 2 actor was arrested in connection with the death of a woman in a stampede during his film's screening at Hyderabad's Sandhya Theatre.