Actor-politician Vijayashanthi criticized the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) for protesting the change in the design of the ‘Telangana Talli’ (Mother Telangana) statue. She reminded that the first statue was unveiled in 2007 by her Talli Telangana Party. In a post on ‘X’, she emphasized that BS Ramulu designed the statue as a symbol for marginalized communities.