Harish Shankar has apologized to the fans of Mahesh Babu over a controversial tweet by him. It all began on Tuesday night with a Pawan Kalyan fan posting that Ustaad Bhagat Singh should decimate all box office records of Mahesh Babu. Quote-tweeting it, Harish wrote, "Thadasthu".
Mahesh Babu's fans have incessantly trolled him for the now-deleted post. On Wednesday morning, the director issued a sincere apology, saying that he was busy throughout the day and that he didn't read the original tweet completely. "In a rush, I only partially read a tweet and quoted it unintentionally. Within a minute, my team alerted me and asked me to read the tweet completely. I immediately realized the mistake and deleted it," the director clarified.
He further wrote that he has immense respect for Mahesh. "In fact, I have always believed that many records will be created under his name with Varanasi. This was an unintentional mistake with absolutely no intention to hurt him or his fans. You can even check the tweets I posted on his birthday about Pokiri to understand the love and respect I have for him. However, if that brief moment caused any hurt to people's feelings, I sincerely apologize from the bottom of my heart. For a film to create records, it needs the love and support of fans from all heroes and families alike. I have enough common sense not to post such things when my film is releasing in just 10 days," Harish Shankar added. Ustaad Bhagat Singh is slated to be released in theatres on March 19.
