• Ram Gopal Varma in Scuffle Due to Controversial Draupadi Murmu Tweet

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    Ram Gopal Varma in Scuffle Due to Controversial Draupadi Murmu Tweet

    The filmmaker immediately clarified: "It was not at all intended to harm anyone's feelings. My favourite character in the Mahabharata is Draupadi, but because the name is so unusual, I only remembered the figures that were associated with it.

    Digital Desk: A new controversy has been sparked by
    filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, whose tweets routinely land him in deep water. A
    complaint was filed against him as a result of his offensive remark about
    Droupadi Murmu, the BJP's presidential candidate, which included a reference to
    the "Mahabharata."



    If DRAUPADI is the president, who are the PANDAVAS? In
    addition, what exactly are the KAURAVAS? the tweet read.


    Senior Telangana BJP member Mr. Gudur
    Narayana Reddy took issue with Mr. Varma's post, claiming it was demeaning to
    the SC/ST community. "I don't think he will tweet or say such a horrible
    thing again about anyone," he continued. "The police have assured us
    that they would take strong steps against him."



    The filmmaker
    immediately clarified: "It was not at all intended to harm anyone's
    feelings. My favourite character in the Mahabharata is Draupadi, but because
    the name is so unusual, I only remembered the figures that were associated with
    it.



    A different BJP
    MLA from Telangana criticised Ram Gopal Varma, saying the director tweeted such
    remarks while "drunk." "Varma constantly tries to be in the
    spotlight by making such polarising comments," he continued.



    Recently, Mr.
    Varma stepped in to mediate a dispute between Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn and
    Kannada actor Sudeep Sanjeev about Hindi's status as the country's official
    language. He accused Bollywood actors of being "insecure and jealous"
    of their southern rivals' success in a tweet.