Megastar Chiranjeevi denied his involvement in the conflict amid ongoing tensions in the Telugu film industry. He criticised those posing as Film Federation members for making misleading claims that he spoke with the striking employees and guaranteed their demands.

On his official X account, he wrote, “Some individuals claiming to be members of the Film Federation have gone to the media and falsely claimed that I met them. They alleged that I assured them their demands, including a 30% wage hike, would be met and that I would start shooting very soon. I want to set the record straight. I have not met anyone from the federation. This is an industry issue, and no individual, including me, can give unilateral assurances to solve any problem one way or the other.”