Recently,
a
deleted
clip
of
actor
Vijay
Deverakonda
from
an
interview
went
viral
on
the
internet
in
which
the
Arjun
Reddy
star
is
seen
stating
that
he
would
rather
be
a
dictator
than
be
an
elected
official
if
given
the
chance.
He
also
said
that
he
believes
not
everyone
in
the
country
should
be
allowed
to
vote.
Vijay's
comments
received
heavy
flak
on
social
media.
Gulshan
Devaiah
questioned
Vijay's
political
stance
in
his
trademark
humorous
way.
In
turn,
Vijay's
brother
Anand
Deverakonda
lashed
out
at
the
Mard
Ko
Dard
Nahi
Hota
actor
on
Twitter,
and
said
that
Gulshan
should
understand
the
context
to
Vijay's
comment
before
making
personal
remarks.
Vijay
Deverakonda's
Brother
Slams
Gulshan
Devaiah
Anand
Deverakonda
slammed
Gulshan
Devaiah
for
his
comment
on
his
brother
and
wrote,
"Maybe
a
khopdi
with
actual
substance
would
understand
the
context
first
before
making
personal
comments
on
social
media."
Gulshan
Devaiah
Had
Made
Fun
Of
Vijay's
Long,
Unruly
Hair
For
the
unversed,
Gulshan
had
mocked
Vijay
in
his
tweet
for
his
comments
on
politics
and
written,
"I
suggest
a
haircut
to
release
some
pressure
on
the
khopdi."
Vijay
Deverakonda's
Controversial
Comments
Which
Upset
The
Netizens
Earlier
while
speaking
with
Film
Companion,
Vijay
had
said,
"I
won't
stand
in
an
election
where
people
would
vote
for
alcohol
and
money...
I'd
like
to
be
[a]
dictator.
I
think
that's
the
way
you
can
make
change[s].
Like
‘just
shut
up,
I'm
having
good
intention[s],
you
don't
know
what
is
good
for
you
maybe
but
stick
to
this
and
five,
ten
years
down
the
line
it's
going
to
pay
off'.
I
think
somewhere,
dictatorship
is
the
right
way,
but
you
need
to
have
a
good
guy."
Vijay's
political
stance
drew
flak
on
social
media
with
many
calling
his
opinion
uninformed.
However,
the
actor
laughed
off
the
criticism
and
shared
a
video,
calling
himself
a
'benevolent,
fun
dictator.'
Speaking
about
work,
Vijay
Deverakonda
is
paired
opposite
Ananya
Panday
in
Puri
Jagannadh's
upcoming
film
tentatively
titled
as
Fighter.
The
pan
India
film
is
presented
by
Dharma
Productions' Karan
Johar
and
Apoorva
Mehta.
Vijay
is
currently
on
a
vacation
in
Europe.