Close to two lakh people were gathered at Gandhi Maidan, the venue of the event and the actress and her troupe were waiting at the backstage when she came to know of commotion in the crowd. The mob went out of control and were breaking chairs, pelting stone and setting the barricades on fire. The Organizers told Sameera Reddy to leave the premises immediately and she was rushed out of the venue with a veil in a manage committee small car to keep her identity secret The actress had a sleepless night and was very much scared.