Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s Instagram hacked? Manager issues a statement after a strange post raises questions

Tollywood actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu is one of the most popular actresses with a massive social media following. She is quite active on Instagram and frequently treats fans to pictures and videos of her personal and professional life. The actress, however, sparked a lot of controversy online with her most recent post. Fans were surprised when they came upon a picture that didn't seem to have been shared by her. Soon later, Samantha's Instagram account was found to have been hacked, leading to the malicious post being shown on her page, as suspected by her followers.

Seshanka Binesh, Samantha's digital manager, immediately uploaded a post to explain that there had been a "technical malfunction," which was the reason users had been able to see a cross-post on the actress' verified Instagram account. Taking to Instagram stories, she penned a note that read, “Due to a technical glitch, a post on Instagram got erroneously cross-posted on Samantha’s account. We are working on the case and shall escalate the same with team Instagram. Apologies for any confusion caused on the same." Samantha also later shared it on her Instagram Story.

On the work front, Samantha will be next seen in Yashoda, Gunasekhar's magnum opus: Shaakuntalam, Hindi remake of Citadel and Kushi.