Actor Siddharth had to leave from his press conference in Bengaluru after members of a pro-Kannada group barged in.
Actor Siddharth, who was in Bengaluru, Karnataka to promote his upcoming film Chithha, was forced to leave a press conference at the city’s SRV theatre by members of a pro-Kannada group.
As the actor was interacting with the members of the media, a few men walked in and asked him to leave. They also told the organisers of the press conference to end the event immediately in support of the ongoing Cauvery protest. A protester said, “We are fighting here and the Cauvery water is going to Tamil Nadu. And he is promoting the film, do you guys want this?”
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While the men spoke, Siddharth continued to interact with the media in Kannada, ignoring them. However, one of the protestors told the actor, “We have not come to order. We have come to request. Please stop this.” After a while, the actor got up from his chair and thanked the media members as he walked out of the press conference.
For the uninitiated, several pro-Kannada organisations, farmer groups, and labour unions have called for Karnataka Bandh in protest against releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu on September 29. The protesters argue that water is being released to Tamil Nadu even as the southwest monsoon draws to a close and storage levels are very low in the Cauvery basin reservoirs in Karnataka. The Cauvery is the main source of drinking water for the city of Bengaluru and for the irrigation of farmland in the Mandya region of the state.
Chithha is a Tamil language film helmed by SU Arun Kumar. It is said to be an intense family drama about an uncle who is on a mission to find his lost niece. Siddharth essays the role of the uncle in the movie. The film, which hit theatres on September 28, is produced by Siddharth himself under his banner Etaki Entertainment.
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First published on: 28-09-2023 at 19:33 IST
