Samantha
and
Naga
Chaitanya,
the
popular
star
couple
announced
their
separation
on
October
2,
Saturday.
The
estranged
couple
thus
put
an
end
to
month-long
rumours
regarding
the
status
of
their
marriage.
Nagarjuna
Akkineni,
the
father
of
Naga
Chaitanya,
took
to
his
official
social
media
handles
and
reacted
to
the
divorce.
The
senior
actor
expressed
his
sadness
over
the
separation
of
Samantha
and
Naga
Chaitanya
and
stated
that
it
is
very
unfortunate.
Nagarjuna
added
that
he
and
his
family
will
always
cherish
the
moments
they
spend
with
Samantha,
and
stated
that
she
will
always
be
dear
to
them.
"With
a
heavy
heart
let
me
say
this!
Whatever
happened
between
Sam
and
Chay
is
very
unfortunate.
What
happens
between
a
wife
and
husband
is
very
personal.
Sam
and
Chay,
both
are
dear
to
me.
My
family
will
always
cherish
the
moments
spent
with
Sam
and
she
will
always
be
dear
to
us.
May
God
bless
them
both
with
strength," reads
Nagarjuna's
social
media
post.
Samantha
and
Naga
Chaitanya
announced
their
separation
on
Saturday
after
4
years
of
married
life.
However,
the
rumours
regarding
trouble
in
their
marriage
had
started
doing
rounds
ever
since
The
Family
Man
2
actress
dropped
Akkineni
surname
from
her
Instagram
handles.
Samantha
later
sparked
the
rumours
once
again
after
she
chose
not
to
mention
Naga
Chaitanya's
name
when
she
shared
the
trailer
of
his
latest
release,
Love
Story.
When
she
was
asked
about
the
rumours,
the
actress
stated
that
she
will
only
react
to
the
rumours
when
she
feels
like
doing
it.
Naga
Chaitanya,
on
the
other
hand,
has
always
maintained
a
dignified
silence
over
the
trouble
in
their
marriage.
However,
the
actor
had
recently
mentioned
that
the
ongoing
rumours
did
bother
him
initially.