These statements were also widely covered by the national media. However, rather than calling Mahesh a telugu actor, a channel referred to him as a kannada actor. On live television, the popular news station CNN mentioned mahesh babu as a kannada actor. This demonstrates the media's naive attitude about South indians once again.
When kannada star chiranjeevi Sarja died, a prominent journalist posted Chiranjeevi's photo. Mahesh is a kannada actor, according to a news channel. netizens are now going viral on social media with a screenshot of this report, mocking the news channel for their incompetence. Most of the fans are lashing at the news channel for not even double checking the facts before making a news.