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No ill-will against Srija and Shirish: Chiranjeevi

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NEW DELHI: Telugu film superstar Chiranjeevi has assured his daughter Srija and son-in-law Shirish Bhardwaj that “he and other members of his family do not bear any ill will against them.”

Mr. Chiranjeevi gave this assurance to the couple through a letter addressed to Pinky Anand, counsel for them. Ms. Anand filed a copy of the letter in the Court of Justice S.N. Dhingra hearing the petition by the couple for protection against perceived threat to their lives. “I was watching various interviews on national television channels on October 22. I was deeply pained by the accusations made in these interviews even after I had publicly accepted the decision of my daughter and blessed her,” Mr. Chiranjeevi said in the letter written on October 23. “The apprehensions raised in the interviews are baseless. I can assure you that my fans will not hurt anybody, much less the young couple,” the superstar stated.

Deep anguish

“I am addressing this letter to assure your clients that I have accepted the decision of my daughter and respect it. My entire family is with me on this issue,” he further stated. He also expressed his deep anguish over a wholly private affair being made public saying that “what should have been a private family affair has become a public spectacle embarrassing the family and the couple. “If the young couple still feels the need for safeguards, they are free to do the same. I have nothing to say on any of these issues anymore,” the letter’s concluding lines say. However, Mr. Justice Dhingra extended protection to the couple for two more weeks.

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