Yesterday
(September
9),
Shivarajkumar,
Rockline
Venkatesh,
Yash,
Duniya
Vijay
and
others
met
Chief
Minister
of
Karnataka,
BS
Yediyurappa
to
discuss
the
issues
that
Sandalwood
industry
has
faced
due
to
the
Coronavirus
pandemic.
Shivarajkumar
represented
the
actors
and
also
met
Deputy
CM
Dr
CN
Ashwath
Narayan.
After
the
meeting,
Shivarajkumar
interacted
with
media
and
said
that
they
are
hopeful
of
positive
results.
Shivarajkumar
and
his
panel
which
included
producers,
directors,
exhibitors,
etc.
presented
the
issues
faced
by
the
Sandalwood
industry
in
detail.
Since
the
theatres
are
closed
in
the
state,
the
panel
proposed
the
government
to
help
them
cope
up
with
aspects
such
as
tax,
GST
and
so
on.
Shivarajkumar
revealed
that
CM
has
assured
them
that
he
would
discuss
their
relief
requests
with
relevant
departments'
heads.
"Overall,
it
was
a
good
meeting," said
the
actor.
While
speaking
about
the
meeting
with
Deputy
CM,
Shivarajkumar
revealed
that
Ashwath
Narayan
assured
that
government
would
do
its
best
to
help
the
industry.
Well,
Sandalwood
stars
are
expecting
a
good
decision
from
the
Karnataka
government.
Amidst
all,
Sandalwood
celebs
have
recently
come
under
the
radar
of
CCB,
after
the
drug
racket
was
busted
in
Bangalore.
The
crime
branch
has
already
arrested
Ragini
Dwivedi,
Sanjjanaa
Galrani
and
12
others
in
connection
with
drug
scandal.
When
asked
about
the
same,
Shivarajkumar
refused
to
comment
on
Ragini
and
Sanjjanaa's
arrest.