Members of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike Swabhimani Sene disrupted the press meet of actor Siddharth, who was promoting his Tamil film Chikku in Bengaluru. Protesters say this was not the right time to promote a Tamil film in Bengaluru. Protesters also asked the actor to express support for Karnataka in the Cauvery dispute case. Siddharth stopped his press meet and then left the venue after some time.