SP Balasubrahmanyam’s eternal voice gave every star hero in Tollywood memorable songs that will live on forever. Every big star maintained cordial relationship with SPB and treated him like family. Every star hero maintained cordial relationship with SPB and most of them treated him as a brother. All said none of the star heroes attended SPB’s final rites performed at his farmhouse in Chennai. This cold shouldering has irked the Telugu and Tamil people who are much attached to the departed singer.
Generally, stars and celebrities attend the funerals of their colleagues in the industry except for rare circumstances. Many fumed on ANR when he refused to attend Savitri’s funeral since both of them were paired frequently in movies and proved their worth by delivering big hits. The conspicuous absence of colleagues at SPB’s funeral raises many questions in the minds of fans. Many are even criminalizing the absence, blaming the stars as heartless people.
One must not forget that these are COVID times which are claiming lives in thousands. These are extraordinary times that have called for stringent measures including a total lockdown. Many celebrities are citing this reason for their absence, and it is much justified.
Netizens resorted to trolls on actors like Mohan Babu, Chiranjeevi, Venkatesh and Bunny for not attending the last rites of Balu. They reminded that these stars would have gone in chartered flights if a Chief Minister had invited them. Some even went to the extent of calling them ‘zeroes’. The netizens have to understand that the world is grappling with the deadly Coronavirus and star heroes can’t go into crowds and put their lives at stake as crores of rupees ride on them. Attending or not attending the last rites of their colleague is simply the star heroes’ personal decision and it is better to not judge and see them in a negative light.
