Vijay Deverakonda says he never intended to hurt Tribes
on May 3, 2025
Vijay Deverakonda attended Suriya's Retro Pre-Release event as special guest and his speech has gone viral. To a question, he answered that he would time travel and fight dictators, British people and Emperor Aurangazeb for torturing Indians. During it, he also used word, "Tribe".
Scheduled Tribes leaders have taken an issue with the word and stated that he should not have disrespected them. He issued clarification and stated, "It has come to my attention that a remark I made during the Retro audio launch event has caused concern among some members of the public. I wish to sincerely clarify: there was absolutely no intention to hurt or target any community, especially our Scheduled Tribes, who I deeply respect and consider an integral part of our country."
He further clarified, "I was speaking about unity - about how India is one, our people are one, and how we must move forward together. In what world would I, while urging us to stand united as a country, deliberately discriminate against any group of Indians - all of whom I see as my family, like my brothers."
Clarifying about his intent in using word tribe, he said, "The word "tribe," as I used it, was meant in the historical and dictionary sense – referring to a time centuries ago when human society globally was organized into tribes and clans, often in conflict. It was never a reference to the Scheduled Tribes classification, which was introduced during colonial and post-colonial India and formalized only in the mid-20th century — not even 100 years ago."
Well, he conluded by saying, "According to the English dictionary, “tribe” means:“A social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect." If any part of my message was misunderstood or hurtful, I express my sincere regret. My only aim was to speak of peace, progress, and togetherness. I remain committed to using my platform to uplift and unify - never to divide."
For him, these sort of controversies are not new to him as he has been facing such issues from a long time. During Arjun Reddy release, he faced issues for his super confident speeches and even before Liger release, he confidence to score a big blockbuster attracted trolls. Once again, he faced the issue head on and issued clarification.
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