Summary:
Addressing Congress workers and supporters in Mandya, Sumalatha said she could contest from the constituency as an independent. "Nikhil, 28, who starred in two Kannada movies, declined to comment on Sumalatha being a strong contender for a Congress ticket from Mandya. "Sumalatha said she had in the past three months been offered both a ministerial berth and nomination as an MLC. "Hinting that she is ready to face her biggest challenge in public life by taking on the Gowda family, Sumalatha told her audience that she needed their support. Eshwara is also our family deity and I feel lost if I don't pay a visit at least once a year..