Tollywood actor Srikanth Iyengar stirred a controversy after a video went viral showing him making alleged derogatory remarks about Mahatma Gandhi. In the viral clip, Iyengar said that calling Gandhi the "Father of the Nation" was an "insult to all".

A translated excerpt circulating with the footage quotes him as saying that Gandhi was a "wom****" and a "p*****", and makes further incendiary comparisons.

The comments, widely shared online, have drawn sharp criticism from political leaders, civil society groups, and Gandhi followers, who called them "highly disrespectful" and "deeply indecent".

Iyengar is also heard praising Nathuram Godse, likening him to an "antibiotic" that removed a "parasite"—language that many have called objectionable and inflammatory.

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