Veteran Telugu actor Rajendra Prasad has now tendered a heartfelt apology for a comment he made on former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M G Ramachandran, saying the comment was an inadvertent one.

Rajendra Prasad issues apology

In a video clip that has now gone viral on social media, the veteran Telugu actor apologised in Tamil. He said, "I am Telugu actor Rajendra Prasad. There was a function that happened in our place. In it, they gave me an award named after veteran actor Kanta Rao. When I was speaking in that function in a jolly manner about the God of Tamil cinema MGR sir, a word slipped out." Pointing out that his comment was an inadvertent one, the actor stressed upon the fact that he had high regard for former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M G Ramachandran.