Cauvery dispute: Vishnu-Shivanna fans support bandh
News
oi-Prakash
By Ramchander
After
Kannada
film
industry
announced
that
it
would
lend
complete
support
to
the
bandh
called
by
pro-Kannada
groups
over
the
centre's
directive
to
the
state
to
release
9,000
cusecs
of
Cauvery
water
daily
for
Tamil
Nadu,
now
it
is
the
turn
of
the
fans
club
of
Sandalwood
stars
to
jump
into
the
fray.
The
fans
associations
of
late
Dr
Vishnuvardhan
and
Shivaraj
Kumar
have
given
its
full
support
to
the
bandh.
On
Thursday
(October
4),
the
fan
clubs
staged
separate
protests
and
raised
voice
against
the
centre
claiming
that
the
government
is
giving
step-motherly
treatment
to
Karnataka.
"We
would
let
our
blood
flow
for
Tamil
Nadu
but
will
not
give
water
to
our
neighbouring
state," the
fans
shouted.
Notable
organisations
Shivu
Adda,
Shiva
Sainya,
Don
Shivaraj
Kumar
Seva
Samithi,
Kechedeya
Simha
Shivaraj
Kumar
Sena
Samithi
and
Vishnu
Abhimanigala
Sangha
took
to
the
streets.
However,
the
Kannada
film
industry
will
remain
shut
down
on
October
6.
The
entire
Sandalwood
is
expected
to
join
the
protests
tomorrow.