FIR Against Rajamouli Over ‘Hanuman’ Comments At ‘Varanasi’ Event; Filmmaker’s Old Tweet On ‘Ram’ Goes Viral

Hyderabad: Filmmaker SS Rajamouli triggered a controversy over his distasteful comments on Lord Hanuman at the grand ‘Varanasi’ event in Hyderabad.

Upset with the filmmaker’s comments, members of the Rashtriya Vanara Sena lodged an FIR against Rajamouli for hurting religious sentiments. ADVERTISEMENT

Amid the ongoing controversy, an old tweet of Rajamouli on Lord Ram and Krishna has gone viral on social media.

The tweet, shared by Rajamouli in 2011, read that he never liked Lord Ram, and preferred Lord Krishna instead.

Sharing screenshots of the filmmaker’s old tweet, critics claimed that he is an aesthetic, while some defended Rajamouli, stating that he had later clarified the context of his tweet.

“But I never liked lord ram. Lord Krishna is my favourite of all the avatars,” Rajamo