Samantha Akkineni has spoken out about the controversy surrounding her show as she played the role of a Sri Lankan Tamil rebel in the show 'The Family Man'. While she earned high appreciation for her performance, the Tamil Nadu government chastised the producers for depicting Tamil Eelam in a bad light and requested the Centre to ban the show from airing.

Tamil Nadu's IT Minister T Mano Thangaraj had written a letter ahead of Family Man 2's release that said that the series "not only hurt the sentiments of Eelam Tamils but also the feelings of the people of Tamil Nadu".

In an interview, Samantha apologized for hurting people's sentiments, without addressing the topic directly. "I allow people to have their own opinions. If they decided to stay with that opinion, I am very sorry for hurting anyone's sentiments. I sincerely apologize as it was not something I intended on doing at all. I did not mean to hurt anyone. So, if I did, I am extremely sorry. I am glad that, though, once the show did release, a lot of the noise stopped. I guess some saw it wasn't so bad after all. For the people who didn't and still continue to hold resentment, I sincerely apologize."

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