Dr
Rajkumar's
popularity
in
Karnataka
could
have
made
him
win
any
election.
But
the
legend
always
refused
to
get
involved
in
politics,
saying
that
politics
was
not
his
profession,
he
was
just
an
artiste.
Perhaps
this
is
why
almost
all
his
family
members
have
stayed
away
from
active
politics
so
far.
However,
Shivaraj
Kumar's
wife
Geetha
Shivarajkumar
contested
in
the
2014
Lok
Sabha
election
from
the
Shivamogga
constituency
on
a
JD(S)
ticket.
She
was
defeated
by
a
huge
margin
by
former
CM
B.S.
Yediyurappa
of
BJP.
Geetha
Shivarajkumar
came
a
distant
third
at
the
end
of
the
day.
This
perhaps
has
hurt
the
century
star
very
much.
Talking
to
media,
the
star
said
that
he
does
not
want
to
be
associated
with
politics
anymore
and
neither
will
any
of
his
family
member.
His
wife
Geetha
is
from
a
political
background.
He
father
S
Bangarappa
was
the
former
CM
of
Karnataka.
Therefore,
Shivaraj
Kumar
conceded
to
his
wife's
wish
to
contest
in
elections.
Shivaraj
Kumar
said
that
his
family's
entry
into
politics
was
destiny,
but
he
added
that
the
experience
of
indulging
in
politics
was
bad.
The
actor
claims
he
now
truly
understands
why
his
father
had
resisted
the
urge
to
plunge
into
politics,
in
spite
of
pressure
from
all
quarters.