The Codava National Council has urged Union home minister Amit Shah and Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara to ensure the safety of actress Rashmika Mandanna. State-ruling Congress MLA Ravi Kumar Gowda (Ganiga) and Kannada activist TA Narayana Gowda targeted her for identifying herself as \”being from Hyderabad rather than Karnataka\” In a letter to the ministers, CNC president N U Nachappa accused the MLA of \”hooliganism\” against a member of the Indigenous Codava tribal race. He stressed that she has the right to make personal choices without coercion and that she should not be forced to comply with the whims of the legislature. The council also highlights that the legislator’s actions reflect Codava phobia, as they are targeting Rashmik solely because of her community, he said. \”It is ironic that the people of Mandya, who heavily rely on the Cauvery River, have an MLA who is bullying Rashmka Mandanna,\” Nachappa said.