Superstar
Kiccha
Sudeep
has
expressed
condemned
the
people
who
brought
late
actor
Chiranjeevi
Sarja's
name
in
connection
to
the
ongoing
Sandalwood
drug
abuse
controversy.
The
Pailwaan
star
stated
that
it
was
unfair
to
connect
the
late
actor's
name
with
the
scandal.
Times
of
India
quoted
him
as
saying,
"It's
been
a
few
months
since
we
lost
Chiranjeevi
Sarja.
He
was
like
a
brother
to
me.
He
is
survived
by
a
loving
wife
Meghana
Raj
and
his
brother
Dhruva,
his
family
is
still
in
grief.
It
is
not
fair
to
cause
more
hurt
to
them
by
bringing
up
his
name
in
connection
to
the
current
scandal."
The
actor
who
was
talking
to
the
media
during
his
visit
to
the
Siddaganga
Mutt
apparently
didn't
respond
to
the
scandal,
stating
that
he
is
not
completely
aware
of
it.
He
further
added,
"The
Kannada
film
industry
is
huge.
We
have
a
lot
of
creative
people
here.
Let
us
not
spoil
the
name
of
the
industry
because
of
a
few
people."
To
the
unversed,
Chiranjeevi
Sarja
passed
away
on
June
7,
2020
after
suffering
a
cardiac
arrest.
Coming
back
to
Kiccha
Sudeep,
the
actor
is
celebrating
his
birthday
today.
Earlier
today,
he
was
seen
requesting
his
fans
to
not
have
any
celebrations
this
year
and
instead,
asked
them
to
help
the
needy
who
are
suffering
during
the
current
COVID-19
situation.