Now, Amit Shah hails Rishab Shetty's 'Kantara' [Watch]

'Kantara', acted and directed by Rishab Shetty, was one of the biggest blockbusters of 2022.

Mangaluru, Feb 12: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has claimed that he has watched Kannada blockbuster movie 'Kantara' while praising the rich culture of Dakshina Kannada.

"I have just seen 'Kantara'. After seeing 'Kantara', I came to know that this state is of such rich traditions. There are very few areas in the country where people make the country prosperous by farming despite the adverse situation," he said. The minister's comment on 'Kantara' got instant approval from the crowd.

'Kantara' was one of the biggest blockbusters of the Indian cinema in 2022. Having made reportedly with the budget of Rs 16, the movie went on to make over Rs 400 crore worldwide. Rishab Shetty directed the movie and played the lead role in the flick, produced by Hombale Films.

Shah was in Puttur to celebrate the golden jubilee celebration of the Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Co-operative Limited (CAMPCO) at Puttur in Dakshina Kannada district.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Ministers like Anurag Thakur, Piyush Goyal and many other BJP leaders have hailed the movie.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday charged that the Congress and the JD(S) believed in 18th century Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan and that the two parties cannot do any good for Karnataka, while hailing the ruling BJP which was inspired by 16th century Tuluva queen of Ullal Rani Abbakka Chowta, for a prosperous rule in the state, according to a PTI report.

Shah also alleged that the Congress was corrupt and the opposition party had used Karnataka as an "Automated Teller Machine (ATM) for the Gandhi family".

"When I have come here, let me ask you. Should people vote for the JD(S) and Congress who believe in Tipu or the BJP which has faith in Rani Abbakka?" Shah asked people.

"Who should form the next government in Karnataka - the BJP, which is a team of patriots led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi or a corrupt Congress, which used Karnataka as an ATM for the Gandhi family?" Shah asked the crowd.

The senior BJP leader said Congress and the JD(S) will not do any good for Karnataka. "Karnataka prospered whenever there was a BJP government," the Union Home Minister said.

With Inputs from PTI