K.R. Pet: The moment his candidature was announced for the Mandya Lok Sabha seat, ‘Nikhil Ellidiyappa’ trolls that hit the social media and TV studios, literally introduced his name to people all over the world. Besides, he also became a household name in Mandya constituency, said Mandya Lok Sabha JD(S)-Congress coalition candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy.
He was addressing the JD(S) party workers meeting, in the light of the K.R. Pet Town Municipal Council (TMC) elections, at MLA Narayangowda’s residence in Basaveshawaranagar in the town on Friday. He recalled that during the music album release of his film ‘Jaguar,’ his father H.D. Kumaraswamy had called out ‘Nikhil Ellidiyappa,’ which his rivals had trolled trying to put him on the back foot. However, that troll helped introduce him to his voters. As a result there is a lot of demand for the title ‘Nikhil Ellidiyappa’ in the Kannada film industry, he said.
