Ram Gopal Varma reacts to iBomma crackdown.

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has taken a strong stance against those defending Immadhi Ravi, the alleged operator of the piracy platform iBomma, who was recently arrested by Hyderabad Police. Ravi is accused of distributing illegal copies of thousands of Telugu films, and despite the charges, several of his followers have been praising him online, prompting Varma to issue a sharp response.

In a post titled “Robinhood Ravi", Varma dismissed any attempt to portray Ravi as a hero. “Piracy will never stop. Not because technology is too advanced or policing too weak , but because as long as there are a large number of people to watch a pirated film there will always be Ravis to serve them," he wrote.

He criticised those likening Ravi to the legendary

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