All hell broke down when many Sandalwood celebrities skipped the Bengaluru International Film Festival and this triggered angry reaction from Dy CM DK.Shiva Kumar who went on record saying he knows how to tighten the screws.
In the midst of all this, Congress MLA Ravi Ganiga from Mandya targeted Rashmika Mandanna for skipping the event saying “She said, ‘I have my house in Hyderabad, I don’t know where Karnataka is, and I don’t have time. I can’t come.’ One of our legislator friends visited her house 10–12 times to invite her, but she refused and even disregarded Kannada, despite growing up in the industry here. Shouldn’t we teach them a lesson?”
Now, Rashmika's team came up with the clarification on the entire issue. Her team said “The statements attributed to Rashmika Mandanna and the entire story about someone approaching her and her refusing to attend the Bengaluru film festival are incorrect. This statement is being issued for placing the correct facts on record and for quelling any false narratives.”