Actress Shanthi Priya reacted to Telangana Minister Konda Surekha's remarks on Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu's divorce, saying, "It's a true example of a human putting another human down." "Actors aren't mechanical monkeys which can be used for benefit of satiating one's political agenda," Shanthi said. "Power gives liberty to people to upgrade, and not downgrade anybody," she added.