Mandya: All through her actor-husband Ambarish’s political career, Sumalatha kept a low profile politically. But now, after his death, she has entered the electoral battle as an Independent Candidate as Congress, her husband’s party, ceded the Mandya Lok Sabha seat to coalition partner JD(S).
She filed her nomination papers yesterday amidst much fanfare. Sumalatha is now pitted against Nikhil Kumaraswamy, son of Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, who is contesting from JD(S). What was considered a cakewalk for Nikhil a few months ago will be a tough battle between the two now.
