Mandya: The Election Commission filed a case on Janata Dal (S) MLA Narayana Gowda for threatening Yash and Darshan against them supporting independent candidate from Mandya Lok Sabha Constituency Sumalatha, wife of actor/politician Late Ambareesh.
Election Commissioner Ravikumar has stated that the case was registered against him for violating the Model Code of Conduct.
Narayan Gowda represents K R Pete constituency in Mandya. He, in a meeting of the JD(S) workers in Mandya, had said that if the people belonging to the film industry go against JD(S), investigations would begin on how they earned so much wealth.
A video of this statement went viral on the social media and news channels.
Yash and Darshan were with Sumalatha when she filed her nomination and also addressed a public meeting in Mandya later.
Sumalatha has been assured of support by several film personalities, and even many Congress leaders and workers have come forward to support her.