Sai Pallavi, who is busy promoting her upcoming film Virata Parvam, landed in controversy for her statement on Kashmiri pandits. In an interview with a Telugu channel, the actress compared the Kashmiri exodus with cow vigilantism and drew criticism from netizens on social media.

Sharing her opinion on the Kashmir Files movie, Sai Pallavi said, "The Kashmir Files showed how Kashmiri Pandits were killed at the time. If you are taking the issue as a religious conflict, a recent incident happened where a Muslim driver, who was transporting cows, was beaten up and forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'. So, where's the difference between these two incidents. We have to be good human beings. If we are good ones, we won’t hurt others. To answer your question, justice won’t be there either on the side of the right or the left, if you are not a good human being. I’m very neutral. So what I believe is if you are stronger than me, and you are oppressing me, then you are in the wrong. A large number of people oppressing a small group of people is wrong. A battle has to be fought between two equals."

When asked about her political inclination, the actor said that she grew up in a neutral family and was taught to be a good human being. Sai Pallavi also added that her family taught her to be a good person. "You need to protect the oppressed. Their stature isn't important. If you are a good human being, you don't feel that one is right."

A case has now been filed against her in Hyderabad, Sultan Bazar's police station. According to Sultan Bazar police inspector Palle Padmaja, while a complaint was received, no case has been booked so far. She said that a 27-second video clip has been submitted by the complainants. However, a longer video clip has been sought so as to take the comments in context. “We have received a petition objecting to what she has said. We will take a legal opinion. So far no case has been booked,” the inspector said.