Minister Perni Nani in a Press meet about the news of AP government selling movie tickets has dropped a bomb on the industry. Opposition leaders have been critical of the government in this regard and Nani threw the ball into Chiranjeevi’s court with a stunning allegation.
“The Opposition is trying to defame the Government in everything. Industry biggies comprising Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, Rajamouli, Dil Raju, and Others have given a representation to the Chief Minister and one of the points in the industry is this Online Ticketing, ” he said.
With this statement about Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, and other industry biggies, the Government has engineered a split in the industry. A major section of the industry is fuming at Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, and other bigwigs who made such representation to the Chief Minister.
The bigwigs are in a catch 22. They can not say it is not right which will irk the Government and can not say YES which will means trouble from the industry.
“The government is only trying to curb black tickets and tax evasion. The Government will be meeting with producers, distributors and theater owners soon,” Nani said. The Minister has clarified that so far no decision has been taken on whether the government should sell movie tickets.
