When Pawan Kalyan took some time off from his administrative activities to take part in the promotions of Hari Hara Veera Mallu, there were comments against him, claiming it was unconstitutional. Former IAS officer Vijay Kumar filed a petition seeking a probe into allegations that Pawan misused government funds and machinery to promote his film. He also alleged that Pawan, who is serving as Deputy CM of a state, cannot act in movies and that it is unconstitutional.
Now, the AP High Court has made it very clear that there is no legal bar on a Chief Minister or ministers acting in movies. Additionally, the court stated that no directions could be issued at this stage to file a counter in the case against Pawan Kalyan.
AG Dammalapati Srinivas, who represented the state in the hearing, argued that there is no legal restriction on Chief Ministers or ministers acting in films, recalling that a full bench of the High Court had already given a ruling in the case of former Chief Minister N. T. Rama Rao.
However, advocate Bala, who represented the petitioner, further alleged that Pawan Kalyan abused his position to influence ticket pricing and therefore urged the court to summon all related records in this context.
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