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PM Modi meets Kannada stars Yash and Rishab Shetty. See pic
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated India’s biennial aerospace exhibition Aero India in Bengaluru. PM Modi also met all the newsmakers of Sandalwood.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Bengaluru for Aero India 2023, and while he was in the city, he met all the newsmakers of Sandalwood, including KGF star Yash and Kantara star Rishab Shetty.
According to the official Twitter handle of BJP Karnataka, PM Modi discussed culture, new India and the state of Karnataka with the stars. A post read, “Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi met Karnataka film stalwarts in Bengaluru. He discussed his contributions to culture, new India, and the progress of Karnataka (sic).”
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ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ಶ್ರೀ @narendramodi ಅವರು ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗದ ಪ್ರಮುಖರನ್ನು ಭೇಟಿಯಾದರು. ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ, ನವ ಭಾರತ ಮತ್ತು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಪ್ರಗತಿಗೆ ಅವರು ನೀಡಬಹುದಾದ ಕೊಡುಗೆಗಳ ಕುರಿತು ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿದರು. pic.twitter.com/XMjNLdMXB0
— BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) February 13, 2023
KGF: Part 2 is the highest grosser of the Kannada film industry with a collection of more than Rs 1000 crore, and it is followed by Rishab Shetty’s Kantara, which collected over Rs 400 crore worldwide. The PM congratulated both the stars for pulling off such a great achievement for the industry.
The PM also met Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar, the wife of late Kannada star Puneeth Rajkumar. Only last week Ashwini thanked the Karnataka government for naming a road in Bengaluru as Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar Road.
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Shraddha aka Aiyyo Shraddha, a popular Instagram personality, was also part of the meet. The Insta celebrity took to social media to share a picture with Modi, and wrote, “Namashkar, yes, I met the Honorable Prime Minister of our Country. His first word to me was ‘Aiyyo!’.I am not blinking, that’s my ‘O My Jod, he really said that, this is really happening!!!!’ look. Thank you @narendramodi ji!”


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