In her first address at a film function of audio release of Kannada film ‘Ganapa’ on Monday morning, standing opposite Big Basavanna the noted personality Thejaswini Ananthkumar wife of Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Ananthkumar made a pertinent point and won applaud for her observations.

The burning of crackers in front of busy Doddagapanathi Temple is harmful for many and it spoils the environment. Such practices should be given up she pointed and said cinema media is like a ‘Machine Gun’. It knows ‘Kayodu and Kollodu’. Such a powerful media should work for development of the society and it is possible. Don’t cross the limits and Badalavane is Niranthara Chakra. Lord Ganesha is the most important ‘Nayaka’ of our country. With such a title of Lord Ganapathi, I wish good luck to the entire team. I am not aware of what kind of Kannada films are coming. I see only posters on my way to work.

‘Adamya Chetana’ for which Thejaswini Ananthkumar is life trustee, in ‘Annapoorna’ scheme of mid day meal gives food for over 2 lakh children in thousands of schools of Bangalore, Hubli, Gulbarga and jodhpur.