Allu Sirish recently got engaged to Nayanika Reddy. On the occasion, he wore a necklace, which memers made fun of. One of the memes wondered if he would wear a 'vaddanam' for his wedding! Embracing their sense of humour, the actor stated that chokers can be worn by men.
"Indian maharajas and Mughals wore chokers," the ABCD actor wrote, adding that it's a Western construct to think that chokers are only for women. "It is 2025 and high time we break free from such limiting beliefs and fully embrace our Indian style jewellery," Sirish added, pointing out that one of the world's most valuable jewellery, the Khiraj-i-Alam or Timur Ruby, was a choker. "It is 352 carat and was worn by Akbar the Great, Shah Jahan and later worn by Maharaja Sher Singh. Later the East India Company stole it & presented it as a gift to Queen Victoria in 1851," Sirish added.
