Responding to JD Lakshminarayana’s resignation, Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan said that he is respecting his views. In a press release, Pawan Kalyan stated that he has no other financial income to run the party expect to play roles in the films. “Several hundreds of families are depending on me. I am compelled to act in the films to support party and family financially,” he said. The Jana Sena leader opined that Lakshminarayana would have known all these things before tendering resignation to the party.