Siddharth's 'Chithha' Press Conference In Bengaluru Disrupted By Angry Protestors, WATCH

Tamil actor Siddharth was in Bengaluru for the press conference of his film when a group of members of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike Swabhimani Sene interrupted the event.

New Delhi: Tamil actor Siddharth is busy promoting his film 'Chithha' (dubbed as 'Chikku' in Kannada) that released today on September 28. The actor was in Bengaluru for the press conference of the film when a group of members of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike Swabhimani Sene interrupted the event and asked the 'Rang De Basanti' actor to leave the venue.

As per an ANI tweet, "Members of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike Swabhimani Sene interrupted a press conference being held by actor Siddharth for his film 'Chikku' and demanded that he leave the venue. The members said that it was not an appropriate time for him to do this PC as Tamil Nadu is demanding Cauvery River water from Karnataka. Siddharth later left the theater."

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For those who are unaware, various pro-Kannada parties, farmer organisations, and labour unions have demanded a Karnataka Bandh on September 29 in opposition to the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. The protesters claim that water is being provided to Tamil Nadu despite the fact that the southwest monsoon is winding down and storage levels in the reservoirs of the Cauvery basin in Karnataka are at an all-time low. The Cauvery serves as Bengaluru's primary water supply and is used to irrigate agriculture in the Mandya district of the state.

Siddharth starrer 'Chikku' is a Kannada film. The movie is directed by S. U. Arun Kumar and features Siddharth, Nimisha Sajayan, Anjali Nair and Sahasra Shree as lead characters.