The move was expected much before. Even though, Dasari Narayana Rao and others on the dias spoke about the unity in Telugu Film Industry, the proof to prove that statement wrong was available on the dias itself.
The absence of Chiranjeevi & Co. along with Nagarjuna, Venkaetsh was a void that can never be fulfilled. Why did Nagarjuna left the show in between? Why did Venkaetsh could not spend at least few more hours of time in the event? These questions are enough to prove that there is something murkier in the waters.