Mysuru: The proposed film city in Ramanagar district, the home turf of chief minister HD Kumaraswamy has irked the former CM Siddaramaiah, who also happens to be the chairman of the state coordination committee.
Siddaramaiah has urged Kumaraswamy not to shift the proposed film city from Mysuru to Ramanagara as this was the wish of legendary actor late Dr. Rajkumar.
When Siddaramaiah was the chief minister, he had sanctioned 400 acres of land in the Mysuru city for the ambitious film city. But due to the acquisition-related issues, the project has not taken off until now.
In his maiden budget Kumaraswamy proposed shifting this film city from Mysuru to Ramanagara. He also proposed a cinema university in the proposed film city.
Irked by this move, Siddaramaiah now has written a letter to the CM urging him not to shift the proposed film city out of Mysuru. “Legendary actor late Dr. Rajkumar also wanted this film city in Mysuru. So, it should come up only in the city,” he stated in his letter.
