Actor and Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan shared his thoughts on Karthi's remark on laddu amid the row over the alleged adulteration of Tirupati prasadam. He said though Karthi didn't say "anything wrong", many people there laughed, which he called an "insult". Reacting to a meme, Karthi had said, "We shouldn't talk about laddu now, it's a sensitive topic."