Reacting to actor Chiranjeevi Konidela's "wish for grandson" remark, CPI-M leader Brinda Karat said actor's remarks are "crass", "sexist". "This is a kind of culture which coerces women to go in for sex determination tests and to abort...female foetus," she stated. Chiranjeevi had jokingly said he wanted his son Ram Charan to have a boy to carry their families' legacy.