On Monday (June 24), Nagarjuna Akkineni's bodyguard pushed a disabled fan as he attempted to approach the Telugu star for a picture. Soon after, the videos shared by the paparazzi went viral, resulting in massive trolling against the actor. While Nagarjuna soon reacted to the incident and apologised for the actions by sharing a post on X (previously Twitter), Hansal Mehta's son Jai Mehta shared a lengthy post on X revealing that the incident "pissed him off" as his younger brother Pallava is mentally challenged. Nagarjuna’s Staff Pushes a Specially-Abled Cafe Employee at Mumbai’s T2 Airport Who Tries To Meet Him; Superstar Apologises Over Incident and Assures Necessary Precautions (Watch Video).

Wrote, "I’d like to point out (I could be wrong. But I don’t think I am) that the gentleman asking for the ‘stars’ attention seems to be specially abled. Do they actually think a staff member/ employee at an airport who must be witnessing celebrities walk in and out of that very same arrivals gate at least 100 times a day would just barge into their personal space and nudge them for a look? The answer is NO! That man is clearly handicapped. Please correct me if I’m wrong. I highly doubt I am." He further spoke about his brother Pallava and revealed that his brother Pallava has Down's syndrome and is a die-hard fan of Shah Rukh and Salman Khan.

Hansal Mehta Reacts to Nagarjuna Akkineni’s Fan-Pushing Incident

Hansal Mehta later re-shared his son's tweet and called it a "true story" and added that he tried to arrange a meeting between Pallava and his favourite star by requesting through his brother and close friends on various occasions, but there was no response. He wrote, "True story. So my son Pallava is a fan of this massive star. I’d requested through his brother and his close friends at various times that meeting the star would mean the world to him. And it would be my gift to my boy. When his eyes were operated, the first person he recognised in the newspaper was that star. But no. There was no response from the star or his friends. I gave up. Now, over the years, Pallu’s cognitive abilities have declined. And this will have no meaning even if it has to happen." Tabu Is All Hearts for Rumoured Ex Nagarjuna; Actress Reacts to Old Picture Shared by Naga Chaitanya on Father's Day.

It remains unclear who Hansal Mehta is referring to here, but whatever happened involving the disabled fan at the airport was sad and should be strongly addressed.

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