Siddharth, who was promoting his upcoming film Chithha in Bengaluru, Karnataka, was compelled to leave a press conference at the city’s SRV theater by members of a pro-Kannada group.
During his interaction with media members, a few men walked in and asked him to leave. In support of the ongoing Cauvery protest, they directed the press conference organizers to end the event immediately. 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?”
While the men were speaking, Siddharth continued to engage with the media in Kannada while ignoring them. However, one of the protestors told the actor, “We have not come to order. We have come to request. Please stop this.” Then the actor stood up from his chair and thanked the media members before exiting the press conference.
For those who are not familiar, several pro-Kannada organizations, farmer groups, and labour unions have called for a Karnataka Bandh to protest the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu on September 29th. According to the protesters, water is being released to Tamil Nadu while the southwest monsoon is drawing to a close and storage levels are very low in the Cauvery basin reservoirs in Karnataka. The Cauvery is the primary source of drinking water for Bengaluru and farmland irrigation in the Mandya region of the state.
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