Actor and Bigg Boss Telugu contestant Sanjjanaa Galrani has spoken up in support of Trisha Krishnan after the actor found herself at the centre of a controversy over her presence at the Independence Day 2026 celebrations in Chennai. The Karuppu actor had attended the event at Fort St George on August 15 and was seated next to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay’s parents, SA Chandrasekhar and Shobha Chandrasekhar.
You won’t find any flaws, but that doesn’t mean you go ahead and target a woman,” she said. Because of speculation surrounding their relationship, she said the actor, regardless of her equation with Vijay, should not be judged or targeted. Not for the first time, the actor was in attendance for an important event with Vijay ‘s family. She has been grabbing eyeballs for a while and even receiving backlash. Reacting to the backlash, Sanjjanaa questioned why the focus had shifted to Trisha and her presence rather than to Vijay’s work and performance as a politician. She questioned why a woman was being brought into the conversation at all. “If you have the guts, then talk professionally about Thalapathy Vijay. Talk about his governance. Why are you talking about a woman? It’s extremely sad, and we have to look down on this situation and how it’s turned out to be. Sanjjanaa also defended Trisha’s right to keep her personal life private. “It is very important to respect a woman of any stature. Trisha’s a successful actor who deserves an equal amount of respect. And whatever it is, it’s their personal choice. Why are you judging them based on their choice — whether they’re friends, husband and wife, or girlfriend-boyfriend? Talk about Vijay’s achievements as a politician. Talk about flaws. On the work front, Trisha was last seen in Karuppu , which did well at the box office. She will next be seen alongside Chiranjeevi in Vishwambhara. She also has the Malayalam film Ram, starring Mohanlal, lined up next.
If it had been a man or a woman, I think, at this point in time, they are not able to find anything professionally against Thalapathy Vijay,” she said. Speaking to India Today, Sanjjanaa said the criticism should have been directed at Vijay’s work as a politician rather than at Trisha.
