Film actor and advisor to the Andhra Pradesh government, Ali, has stated that while Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan is his good friend, he is willing to contest against him in the next election if ordered by his party leader and Chief Minister Jagan. Ali expressed confidence in the YCP's ability to win 175 seats in the upcoming election and stated that he is willing to contest in any location as per Jagan's instructions. These comments were made during a media interaction in Tirupati. Notably, Ali has acted in all of Pawan's films except for one or two, but he switched his support to the YCP during the last election.
