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Telugu histrion Sivaji appeared earlier the Telangana State Commission for Women connected Saturday (December 27, 2025) successful transportation with remarks helium made astir women during a caller movie event, aft the sheet issued a ceremonial announcement and summoned him for a idiosyncratic hearing.
The histrion arrived astatine the Women’s Commission bureau astatine 11 a.m. and questioning is presently underway, an authoritative alert of the improvement confirmed.
The Commission took suo motu cognisance of Sivaji’s comments made astatine the pre merchandise lawsuit of his movie Dandora, wherever helium spoke astir women’s covering choices. The remarks went viral connected societal media and drew criticism, prompting the sheet to initiate proceedings.
In an apology video which surfaced connected societal media, the histrion cited Niddhi Agerwal mobbing incidental successful Lulu Mall successful Kukatpally to support his comments. In the video helium stated that helium “had to code to covering issue” aft the incident, further attracting crisp reactions from netizens.
In a announcement dated December 23, the Commission said the statements appeared to beryllium derogatory towards women successful wide and women of Telangana successful particular, and prima facie suggested an volition to defame women successful society. Citing Section 16(1)(b) of the Telangana Women’s Commission Act, 1998, it decided to behaviour an enquiry and directed Sivaji to look successful idiosyncratic connected December 27 astatine 11 a.m.
Sivaji reached the Commission’s bureau successful Hyderabad connected Saturday (December 27, 2025) and met the sheet members. He is understood to person fixed an mentation connected the remarks and the discourse successful which they were made. The Commission volition analyse his connection earlier deciding connected further action.
The contention arose aft Sivaji, portion addressing the Dandora event, advised women, including actors and those successful nationalist life, to formal modestly and debar what helium termed revealing outfits, linking specified attire to nationalist harassment. The comments were criticised by respective groups and nationalist figures.
