A statement against Rashmika by Congress MLA Ravikumar Ganiga calling her “arrogant” and “ungrateful” has triggered a major controversy in Karnataka.
A statement against Rashmika Mandanna by Congress MLA Ravikumar Ganiga calling her “arrogant” and “ungrateful” has triggered a major controversy in Karnataka with his colleague, A.S. Ponnanna, MLA and Advisor to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stating that the actress is as entitled as Ganiga to choose where to go and where not to go.
The controversy erupted after the actress and a few other Kannada actors did not attend the inauguration of the international film festival in Bengaluru.
Slamming the actress Ganiga had said, “Rashmika Mandanna entered the film industry and started her career through the Kannada movie ‘Kirik Party’. She was invited last year for the international film festival. Rashmika claimed that she is living in Hyderabad and she doesn’t know where Karnataka is. Rashmika further said that she doesn’t have time to attend the film festival.”
Irked by the actress’ remarks MLA Ravikumar, a staunch follower of Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar slammed Rashmika Mandanna for her alleged arrogance. Meanwhile, Dy CM Shivakumar also came down on the industry and maintained that the film industry can’t survive without the government and the people.
Significantly on Tuesday, responding to a statement by his colleague Ravikumar Gowda, the Advisor to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and MLA A.S. Ponnanna told the media at Vidhana Soudha, “We are living in a constitutional democracy and individual freedom is a fundamental right. Rashmika Mandanna is as entitled as MLA Ravikumar Ganiga to choose where she wants to go and where not to go.” (IANS)
