Allu Arjun faces backlash after argument with airport security over mask removal
Mumbai: Tollywood superstar Allu Arjun drew criticism online after a brief altercation with a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel at Mumbai airport on Saturday.
According to a viral video, Arjun, dressed in a t-shirt and track pants, presented his ID at the airport entry point. The CISF officer then requested him to remove his face mask to verify his identity as per standard security protocol. Arjun appeared reluctant, engaging in a brief exchange with the officer. A member of his entourage also intervened, but the CISF personnel insisted on following procedure.
The actor eventually lowered his mask partially to reveal his face before quickly putting it back on, after which he was allowed entry.
Social media users criticised Arjun’s response, calling it “arrogant” and “egoistic.” One commenter remarked, “Just show your full face, man. Why be so egoistic? Sadly, these people think themselves as Gods because of fans and don’t care to follow protocols.” Another referenced a past public appearance, saying, “He had no problem showing his face to a mad crowd during Pushpa 2 celebrations, which led to a stampede and death.”
Arjun has not issued a statement regarding the incident.
On the professional front, the actor is working on multiple projects, including AA22xA6 alongside Deepika Padukone, Pushpa 3: The Rampage, and an upcoming film with director Sandeep Reddy Vanga.
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Congress using hijab issue to pacify minority anger, alleges Karnataka LoP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
