3 minutes of readingNew DelhiFebruary 4, 2026 12:06 pm IST
It’s time for celebration in the Konidela house, as actor Ram Charan and his wife Upasana Kamineni say. welcomed his twins into the world. Amidst all the congratulatory responses, there are also those who dug up some old comments made by Ram’s father, actor Chiranjeevi. In an old interview, Chiranjeevi had talked about wanting his son to have a boy, and now the internet is pointing fingers. During all this, actor Lavanya Tripathi has come out to defend the megastar.
For the anonymous. Lavanya’s husband Varun Tej is the son of Chiranjeevi’s younger brother Nagendra Babu. Some users began to discuss Chiranjeevi’s comments, with one journalist writing in a now-deleted post that: “It’s very disappointing to see this obsession with a baby boy in 2026. Also, Klin Kaara didn’t even get 10 percent of such a great welcome when it arrived…”
Klin is the name of Ram’s eldest daughter, and Lavanya jumped on X to defend her family. She wrote: “Normally I ignore tweets like this and let them slide on my timeline, but I didn’t expect that from you. This tweet is in very poor taste, turning a genuinely happy moment into something unpleasant. You clearly don’t know how he treats the women in his family, especially his granddaughters. Very few men can do even 1% of what he does, so it’s best not to comment on people you don’t really know.”
Normally I ignore tweets like this and let them pass on my timeline, but I didn’t expect it from you…
This tweet is in very poor taste and turns a genuinely happy moment into something unpleasant.
You clearly don’t know how he treats the women in his family, especially his… https://t.co/c4HAy7UODs
– Lavanya konidela tripathi (@Itslavanya) February 3, 2026
Many users took Lavanya’s side and praised her for speaking out. Many advised her to stay away from comments like “not even 1% of men” because that would mean she is making assumptions about others, while asking people not to make assumptions about her family.
The comments that started all this came from Chiranjeevi during the pre-release event of Brahma Anandam last year. He said: “When I am at home, I don’t feel surrounded by my granddaughters; I feel like I am the director of a women’s hostel, surrounded by women everywhere. I keep wishing and telling Ram Charan, at least this time, have a child so that our legacy continues. “I’m afraid she’ll have a girl again, but she has lovely boys.”
Now Ram has welcomed twins, a boy and a girl, and their father turned to X to congratulate him. He wrote, “With immense joy and a heart full of gratitude, we are happy to share that Ram Charan and Upasana Konidela have been blessed with twins – a boy and a girl. Both the babies and the mother are healthy and doing well.”