Lokesh says he is pained at Pawan's comments

Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh responded cautiously to Pawan Kalyan’s tweets in which the actor alleged that Lokesh was behind the verbal attacks on him and his mother. He said he was pained at Pawan’s comments.

He said earlier too Pawan had made allegations on him, but later clarified that someone influenced him. He said he would never stoop to make such comments. He said the truth would soon come out.  He said despite Pawan’s comments, he would continue to hold the actor in high esteem and capped his comment with salutations to motherhood by saying ‘Matrudevobhava.”

On Friday, Pawan had tweeted that Lokesh was behind starlet Sri Reddy’s abusing of his mother. He said Lokesh was using the media to tarnish his image.