The Congress Legislature Party said actor Chiranjeevi was ignorant about SEZs and levelling baseless allegations against the Congress government. The major industries minister, Dr J. Geetha Reddy, and the government chief whip, Mr N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, said Chiranjeevi visit to Polepally near Jadcherla was to gain political mileage by whipping up passions of the farmers who had given land for the SEZ.

"Most shocking is that he was accompanied by the former major industries minister, Mr K. Vidyadhara Rao, who was instrumental in land acquisition for the SEZ during TD rule," she said. The TD government had brought the SEZ to Polepally from Khammam. Dr Geetha Reddy said Chiranjeevi did not know that the SEZ was framed by the Centre, and states have no role in it and expressed surprise that Chiranjeevi and Mr Vidyadhar Rao did not know this.