Watch: Actor Siddharth forced to leave his film's press conference by protestors amid Cauvery Water Dispute

Actor Siddharth, who was promoting his latest film Chithha in Bengaluru, was asked to vacate the premise after members of a pro-Kannada group disrupted the event and asked the actor to show solidarity amid the Cauvery water dispute. According to a report by Indian Express, the protestors were quoted saying, “When the Kannada Film Chamber itself has extended support to the bandh, how can you hold a film-related event?’ They continued, “We have been fighting for the last 15 days. While our water is being sent to Tamil Nadu, is it right for a Tamil actor to come and promote his film here?" Sidharth did leave the event midway but as soon as the video surfaced online, Prakash Raj shared a note on social media and wrote, “Instead of questioning all the political parties and its leaders for failing to solve this decades old issue.. instead of questioning the useless parliamentarians who are not pressurising the centre to intervene.. Troubling the common man and Artists like this can not be accepted.. as a Kannadiga .. on behalf of Kannadigas. sorry.”

Instead of questioning all the political parties and its leaders for failing to solve this decades old issue.. instead of questioning the useless parliamentarians who are not pressurising the centre to intervene.. Troubling the common man and Artists like this can not be… https://t.co/O2E2EW6Pd0

— Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj) September 28, 2023

Siddharth' s other controversy Back in 2021, Siddharth, who has been a vocal critic of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed that his phone number was leaked by the party members and sympathisers. The actor tweeted that he and his family have been subjected to a barrage of rape, death and abusive calls. Siddharth said most calls were from BJP sympathisers or had links with the party. He added that details of the callers had been handed to the Greater Chennai police for further investigation. Siddharth criticized the Central government’s response to the second wave of COVID-19 in the country. He had also condemned Uttar Pradesh Chied Minister Yogi Adityanath regarding his statement that strict action would be taken against hospitals claiming lack of oxygen supply. Read all the  Latest News ,  Trending News ,  Cricket News ,  Bollywood News , India News  and  Entertainment News  here. Follow us on  Facebook,  Twitter and  Instagram.