It has been nine years since rebel star Ambareesh's ‘kuchiku’ friend had passed away. A legendary actor late Dr. Vishnuvardhan, and one of the three strong pillars of Kannada film industry along with thespian late Dr. Rajkumar and late Dr. Ambareesh, is still waiting for a memorial as assured by the state government!

With the state government acting swiftly in the case of rebel star Ambareesh by allocating a piece of land in Kanteerava Studio, for a memorial to be built in his honour, the fans of Dr. Vishnuvardhan have started to express dissatisfaction against the state government and its authorities for dilly dallying with regard to the memorial of their favourite star, the sahasa simha Dr. Vishnuvardhan.

Further, after son-in-law of Dr. Vishnuvardhan, Anirudh Jatkar has expressed dissatisfaction urging chief minister to stop such careless attitude in the matter, the Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has reacted to it saying that such a statement was uncalled for and that it was him who had personally called the then CM Mr. B S Yeddyurappa to make arrangements honouring the legendary actor though the Vishnu family were ready for last rites to be performed in Banashankari crematorium.

Following the reaction to his statement by the Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, Anirudh says, “I have nothing personal against Mr. Kumaraswamy or any his family members. In fact, I have the highest of regard for him especially for his close association with Appaji. My statement is out of displeasure against the functioning of the state government for the last nine years which has seen five chief ministers.”

He goes on to add that till date, five chief minister have been approached and in turn five different places were allocated by them with an assurance to build a memorial and an institution. “All have ended in litigation. Now, a new proposal is being floated over the memorial in Kanteerava Studio. We have spent over two years on the last location in Mysuru. We have even dug a borewell after having the right vaastu plan to go ahead with the project. But, the farmers are agitating now. It is a gomala land, and the state can solve it within a day. We have been patient, but for how long?” asks Anirudh.

He also clarifies that he and Amma, Mrs. Bharathi Vishnuvardhan have been running from pillar to post meeting all the concerned including the Chief Ministers. “Yes, I agree it was Mr. Kumaraswamy who personally called to inform that the departed soul will be honoured properly while we were all set to conduct the last rites in Banashankari crematorium. But how long should we wait. We once waited for him (Mr. Kumaraswamy) for hours at his office. He never got back to us after that. I have been calling his office but there has been no response. We stand firm urging the state to act fast and clear the hurdles at Mysuru, where not just the memorial with statue will be built but an institution will come up which will benefit the industry through the trust which will be headed by the head of the state government,” he explains as he wraps up.

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The fans of Dr Vishnuvardhan have been protesting in the Freedom Park for the last 13 days urging not to shift Vishnuvardhan's Memorial from Bangalore to Mysore. Many celebrities have joined Vishnuvardhan's fans protest in the last few days.

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The Bhumi Pooja for Dr Vishnuvardhan Memorial will be held on the 15th of September and Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa will be laying foundation for the Memorial virtually.

On Wedneday, the late actor's wife Padmashri Bharathi Vishnuvardhan and son-in-law Aniruddh met the Chief Minister and informed about the Bhumi Pooja of the actor's Memorial. Bharathi Vishnuvardhan also requested the CM to lay a foundation stone for the Memorial virtually, for which the CM agreed.

The Bhumi Pooja event for the Dr Vishnuvardhan Memorial will be a low profile one and will be attended by few special invitees.

Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Tuesday laid the foundation for Dr Vishnuvardhan Memorial online. Vishnuvardhan Memorial has been pending for the last 10 years and in spite of many Governments coming forward, work got delayed due to various reasons.

Finally, the Dr Vishnuvardhan Memorial work has started with the Bhumi Pooja at Halalu village on the outskirts of Mysore. While, Chief Minister performed the Bhumi Pooja virtually in Bangalore, the family members of the late actor was present at the site.

Yediyurappa said that Vishnuvardhan remains an inspiration to the people of Karnataka with his virtues. 'The work for the Memorial is already late. So, I urge the concerned authorities to complete the work at the earliest. Already Rs 5 crores have been initially released by the Government and the remaining will be released as the work progresses' said Yediyurappa.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has asked Vishnuvardhan's fans to convince Bharathi Vishnuvardhan to build the Dr. Vishnuvardhan memorial in Bangalore itself. The CM has said that if she accepts, then the memorial will be built in Bangalore.

Earlier, there was a news that the Dr Vishnuvardhan memorial will be shifted from Bangalore's Abhiman Studio to Mysore. Even Vishnuvardhan's family including Bharathi Vishnuvardhan and Aniruddh had said that it is better to build the memorial in Mysore rather than Bangalore because of various legal problems. But the fans of the actor, protested against it saying that they wanted the memorial to be built in Bangalore. They even protested against this in Bangalore on Saturday and submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister in this regard.

It seems that the Chief Minister has asked Vishnuvardhan's fans to convince Bharathi Vishnuvardhan to build the memorial in Bangalore itself. If Vishnuvardhan's family gives their permission, then the memorial will not be shifted to Mysore said Siddaramaiah.

The High Court this morning stayed the grant of forest land to the Dr Vishnuvardhan memorial. Three environmentalists including Sharat Babu who is a consultant to the BBMP had filed a public interest litigation challenging the grant of two acres of land near Kengeri for the memorial.

The ground breaking ceremony for the event scheduled for this morning was however completed before the court made its order. It is challenged that the two acres is in the buffer zone of a notified forest which cannot be used for any purpose. The government advocate told the court that the ground breaking ceremony is already complete but the court said that since there was violation of forest rules it is staying the grant of land. With the stay further work on the memorial cannot go on. The order comes on the fifth death anniversary of Dr Vishnuvardhan. The memorial work has been riddled with problems for the last few years now.

Dr Vishnuvardhan's fans including Dr Vishnu Sena Samithi has held a protest today afternoon to oppose the shifting of his Memorial to Mysore. The protest will start from Town Hall at 3 PM and the fans has decided submit a memorandum to the Chief Minister in this regard.

Recently, there was a rumour that Dr Vishnu's memorial will be shifted to Mysore and the Government has already taken a decision in this regard. However, the fans have been opposing the shifting of the memorial from Abhiman Studio to Mysore. So, the fans have decided to stage a protest against this and thousands of fans are expected to participate in this protest.

It's almost 10 years since actor Vishnuvardhan has passed away. But the birthday celebrations of the late actor still continues as usual. This year also, the fans of Dr Vishnuvardhan celebrated his birthday in Abhiman Studio in a grand style.

Till three years back, Dr Vishnuvardhan's family used to celebrate his birthday in Abhiman Studio where the late actor was cremated. The place was in dispute and the family which were very much upset by the whole issue decided not to visit Abhiman Studio from then on and has been celebrating his birthday separately at his residence. 

In the family's absence, Dr Vishnu Sena Samithi and other fans association has been celebrating the actor's birthday every year on September 18th at Abhiman Studio. Like previous years, hundreds of fans from various parts of Karnataka participated in the birthday celebrations. Many health related camps were organised at the venue also.

Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, wife of late actor Vishnuvardhan has said that his memorial will be completed inn two years.

Bharathi Vishnuvardhan along with many family members visited the memorial site in Mysore on Wednesday on the occasion of Vishnuvardhan's birthday. Bharathi and the family members celebrated the late actor's birthday at the memorial place itself.

'We have finally got the land for the memorial after a long time. The process for the work of the memorial has already started and will be completed in two years' said Bharathi Vishnuvardhan.

The problem with the memorial for late actor Vishnuvardhan continues. On Wednesday the high court granted a stay on the construction of the memorial in Abhiman Studio. The case was filed by the children of late actor Balakrishna.

Ten acres of land was granted by the government to set up a studio in 1965. Out of this the government allotted 2 acres for Vishnuvardhan memorial. Balakrishna's sons Ganesh and Srinivas claim all ten acres belongs to them and government cannot take away two acres for the memorial.

Many fans of late star Vishnuvardhan are upset with the fact that the family members are okay with the idea of shifting the actor's memorial to Mysuru. Fans of Vishnuvardhan including those from the film industry are insisting that the memorial should come up in Bengaluru. Lyricist and director Nagendra Prasad had made his displeasure public and on behalf of fans has urged that the memorial should come up in Bengaluru.

More than five years after the death of Vishnuvardhan his memorial work is still in limbo. The two acres of land near Abhiman Studio that was granted by the government is in legal trouble as some people have complained that it is forest land.

The foundation stone laying ceremony for the memorial of Dr. Vishnuvardhan that was scheduled for today has been cancelled. The event will be held later after a new date is fixed.

The death of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa is the reason for the postponement. Karnataka Chief Minister is going to Chennai to attend the funeral of Jayalalithaa and therefore cannot be in the event in Mysuru.

Karnataka has also announced one day mourning in the state for Jayalalithaa's death and therefore there will be no official government function today

With the absence of Dr Vishnuvardhan's family and friends, the fans celebrated the late actor's birthday at Abhiman Studio in Bangalore.

Every year, Dr Vishnuvardhan's family used to celebrate his birthday in Abhiman Studio where the late actor was cremated. The place was in dispute and the family which were very much upset by the whole issue had decided to celebrate the late actor's birthday at his residence instead of the studio.

In the family's absence, Dr Vishnu Sena Samithi celebrated the birthday by organising many health related camps and the food was served to the people who visited the Abhiman Studio.

The rift between Dr Vishnuvardhan's fans and family regarding the memorial of the late actor is likely to come to an end soon, with Bharathi Vishnuvardhan deciding to build the memorial in Mysore and even the Government is said to have making prior preparations to start the work on September 18th, which is incidentally Dr Vishnuvardhan's birthday.

Earlier, there was a news that the Dr Vishnuvardhan memorial will be shifted from Bangalore's Abhiman Studio to Mysore. Even Vishnuvardhan's family including Bharathi Vishnuvardhan and Aniruddh had said that it is better to build the memorial in Mysore rather than Bangalore because of various legal problems. But the fans of the actor, protested against it. Now Bharathi Vishnuvardhan is all set to take the memorial to Mysore and has already talked to the Chief Minister regarding this. The Government on the other hand has located a five acre land five kilometers far from Mysore on the Hunsur Road.

Sources say, the memorial work is likely to start on Dr Vishnuvardhan's birthday.

ಸುಮಾರು 11 ವರ್ಷಗಳಿಂದ ನೆನೆಗುದಿಗೆ ಬಿದ್ದಿದ್ದ ವಿಷ್ಣು ಸ್ಮಾರಕಕ್ಕೆ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಬಿ.ಎಸ್.ಯಡಿಯೂರಪ್ಪ ಶಂಕುಸ್ಥಾಪನೆ ನೆರವೇರಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಮೈಸೂರಿನ ಹಾಲಾಳು ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ವಿಷ್ಣು ಸ್ಮಾರಕಕ್ಕೆ ಆನ್‍ಲೈನ್ ಮೂಲಕವೇ ಶಂಕುಸ್ಥಾಪನೆ ನೆರವೇರಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಸ್ಮಾರಕ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಡಾ.ಭಾರತಿ ವಿಷ್ಣುವರ್ಧನ್, ಫಿಲಂಚೇಂಬರ್ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ ಜೈರಾಜ್, ಅನಿರುದ್ಧ್ ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ ಶಾಸಕರು ಇದ್ದರೆ, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಿಂದ ಆನ್‍ಲೈನ್ ಮೂಲಕ ಸಿಎಂ ಬಿಎಸ್‍ವೈ, ಡಿಸಿಎಂ ಗೋವಿಂದ ಕಾರಜೋಳ ಇದ್ದರು.

ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ವಿಳಂಬವಾಗಿದೆ. ಹೀಗಾಗಿ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಯನ್ನು ಆದಷ್ಟು ಬೇಗನೆ ಮುಗಿಸಲು ಎಲ್ಲ ಕ್ರಮ ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತೇವೆ ಎಂದರು ಸಿಎಂ ಯಡಿಯೂರಪ್ಪ.

ಡಾ.ವಿಷ್ಣುವರ್ಧನ್ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರನ್ನು ಅಗಲಿ 11 ವರ್ಷಗಳೇ ಆಗಿ ಹೋಗಿವೆ. 2009ರ ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ 30ರಂದು ವಿಷ್ಣು ವಿಧಿವಶರಾಗಿದ್ದರು. ಅಂದಿನಿಂದಲೂ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಹೋರಾಟ ಈಗ ಒಂದು ತಾರ್ಕಿಕ ಹಂತಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದಿದೆ. ಮೈಸೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಡಾ.ವಿಷ್ಣುವರ್ಧನ್ ಸ್ಮಾರಕಕ್ಕೆ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಬಿ.ಎಸ್.ಯಡಿಯೂರಪ್ಪ ಶಂಕುಸ್ಥಾಪನೆ ನೆರವೇರಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ವಿಷ್ಣುವರ್ಧನ್ ಸ್ಮಾರಕ ವಿವಾದ ಮತ್ತೆ ಬಿಸಿಯೇರಿದೆ. ಅಂಬರೀಷ್ ನಿಧನದ ಬೆನ್ನಲ್ಲೇ ಮತ್ತೆ ಕಾವು ಪಡೆದುಕೊಂಡಿದೆ. ವಿಷ್ಣು ಸ್ಮಾರಕವನ್ನು ಅಭಿಮಾನ್ ಸ್ಟುಡಿಯೋದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಡಬೇಕೋ.. ಕಂಠೀರವ ಸ್ಟುಡಿಯೊದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಡಬೇಕೋ.. ಅಥವಾ ಮೈಸೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಡಬೇಕೋ ಅನ್ನೋ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ, ವಿವಾದಗಳ ರೂಪ ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಿವೆ.

ಕಂಠೀರವ ಸ್ಟುಡಿಯೋದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂಬರೀಷ್ ಸ್ಮಾರಕ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸುವುದಾಗಿ ಸಿಎಂ ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಘೋಷಿಸಿದ ಬೆನ್ನಲ್ಲೇ ವಿಷ್ಣು ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳು, ವಿಷ್ಣು ಸ್ಮಾರಕವನ್ನು ಮರೆತಿರಿ ಯಾಕೆ ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಅಭಿಮಾನ್ ಸ್ಟುಡಿಯೋದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಷ್ಣುವರ್ಧನ್ ಸ್ಮಾರಕ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣಕ್ಕಾಗಿಯೇ 2 ಎಕರೆ ಮೀಸಲಿದೆ. 11 ಕೋಟಿ ರೂ. ಹಣ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಯೂ ಆಗಿದೆ. ಆದರೆ, ಸ್ಮಾರಕ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣಕ್ಕೆ ಇನ್ನೂ ಶ್ರೀಕಾರ ಬಿದ್ದಿಲ್ಲ.

ಡಾ.ರಾಜ್‍ಕುಮಾರ್, ವಿಷ್ಣುವರ್ಧನ್ ಹಾಗೂ ಅಂಬರೀಷ್.. ಮೂವರ ಸ್ಮಾರಕವನ್ನೂ ಒಂದೇ ಕಡೆ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು ಅನ್ನೋ ಬೇಡಿಕೆಗಳೂ ಶುರುವಾಗಿವೆ. ರಾಜ್ ಸ್ಮಾರಕ ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಇರಲಿ, ವಿಷ್ಣು ಮತ್ತು ಅಂಬಿ ಸ್ಮಾರಕ ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೇ ಆಗಲಿ ಅನ್ನೋದು ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ವಾದ. ಈ ಕುರಿತು ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ ತೀರ್ಮಾನ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತೇವೆ ಎಂದಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಸಿಎಂ ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ.

ವಿಷ್ಣು ಪುಣ್ಯಭೂಮಿಯ ಒಂದೇ ಒಂದು ಕಲ್ಲು ಅಲುಗಾಡಿದರೂ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ ನೆಟ್ಟಗಿರಲ್ಲ. ಒಬ್ಬ ಮಗನಿಗೆ ಶರ್ಟ್ ಹೊಲಿದ ನಂತರ, ಬಟ್ಟೆ ಮಿಕ್ಕಿದೆ, ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬ ಮಗನಿಗೂ ಅದೇ ಬಟ್ಟೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಚೆಡ್ಡಿ ಹೊಲೀತೀನಿ ಅಂತಾ ಟೈಲರ್ ಹೇಳಿದ ಹಾಗೆ ಹೇಳಬೇಡಿ. ವಿಷ್ಣು ಸ್ಮಾರಕ ಅವರ ಪುಣ್ಯಭೂಮಿ ಅಭಿಮಾನ್ ಸ್ಟುಡಿಯೋದಲ್ಲೇ ಆಗಬೇಕು ಎಂದು ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟಿದ್ದಾರೆ ವಿಷ್ಣು ಸೇನಾ ಸಮಿತಿ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ ವೀರಕಪುತ್ರ ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸ್.

ಸರ್ಕಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಮಾನ ಮರ್ಯಾದೆ ಇದ್ದರೆ ಮೈಸೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಮಾರಕ ಮಾಡಲಿ ಎಂದು ಗುಡುಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ ವಿಷ್ಣು ಅಳಿಯ ಅನಿರುದ್ಧ. ಅಂದಹಾಗೆ ಮೈಸೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ 6 ಎಕರೆ ಜಾಗವನ್ನು ಸ್ಮಾರಕಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ.

ವಿಷ್ಣುವರ್ಧನ್ ಸ್ಮಾರಕ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ ವಿವಾದ ಮತ್ತೆ ಜೋರಾಗಿದೆ. ವಿಷ್ಣುವರ್ಧನ್ ಸ್ಮಾರಕ ಎಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು ಅನ್ನೋದು ದೊಡ್ಡ ವಿವಾದವನ್ನೇ ಎಬ್ಬಿಸಿದೆ. ಈ ಕುರಿತು ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯಿಸಿರುವ ಭಾರತಿ ವಿಷ್ಣುವರ್ಧನ್ `ವಿಷ್ಣು ನಮ್ಮ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ, ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳ ಹೃದಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಜೀವಂತವಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ನಮಗೂ ಕೇಳಿ ಕೇಳಿ ಸಾಕಾಗಿದೆ. ಇಷ್ಟ ಇದ್ರೆ ಸ್ಮಾರಕ ಮಾಡಿ. ಇಲ್ಲದಿದ್ರೆ ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಬಿಡಿ. ವಿವಾದವೂ ಬೇಡ. ಸ್ಮಾರಕವೂ ಬೇಡ' ಎಂದಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಹತಾಶೆಯಿಂದಲೇ ಮಾತನಾಡಿರುವ ಭಾರತಿ ಗೀತಾಬಾಲಿ ಕುಟುಂಬದ ಆಸ್ತಿ ಜಗಳ ಮುಗಿಯುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ವಿಷ್ಣು ಪುಣ್ಯಭೂಮಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಈಗಿರುವ ಸ್ಮಾರಕವನ್ನು ನಾವೇ ನಮ್ಮ ಸ್ವಂತ ಖರ್ಚಿನಲ್ಲೇ ಕಟ್ಟಿದ್ದೇವೆ. ಸರ್ಕಾರವನ್ನೇ ನಂಬಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದರೆ ಅದೂ ಆಗುತ್ತಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಸರ್ಕಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಎಲ್ಲಿ ಇಷ್ಟವಿದೆಯೋ ಅಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಸ್ಮಾರಕ ಮಾಡಲಿ. ನಮ್ಮ ಅಭ್ಯಂತರವೇನಿಲ್ಲ. ಇಷ್ಟೆಲ್ಲ ವಿವಾದ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು ಸ್ಮಾರಕ ಮಾಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕೆ..? ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಭಾರತಿ.

ಇಂದು ಭಾರತಿ ಕುಟುಂಬ ಶಾಸಕ ಮುನಿರತ್ನ ಅವರ ಮನೆಗೆ ತೆರಳಿ ವಿವಾದ ಬಗೆಹರಿಸುವಂತೆ ಮನವಿ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಿದೆ.

ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೆ ಕಿಚ್ಚ ಸುದೀಪ್ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮಯ್ಯನವರನ್ನು ಭೇಟಿ ಮಾಡಿ ವಿಷ್ನು ಸಮಾಧಿ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಯ ಕುರಿತು ಮಾತನಾಡಿದ್ದರು. ವಿಷ್ಣು ಅವರ ಸಮಾಧಿ ಸ್ಥಳವನ್ನು ಪುಣ್ಯಭೂಮಿ ಎಂದು ಘೋಷಿಸಿ, ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಯ ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿಯನ್ನು ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳಿಗೇ ಕೊಟ್ಟರೂ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತೇವೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದ್ದರು. ವಿಷ್ಣು ಸ್ಮಾರಕ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣದ ಯೋಜನೆಗೆ ಯಾವುದೇ ವಿರೋಧವಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟಪಡಿಸಿದ್ದ ಸುದೀಪ್, ವಿಷ್ಣು ಅವರ ಸಮಾಧಿ ಸ್ಥಳ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಯಾಗದೇ ಇರುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಬೇಸರ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಿದ್ದರು.

ಸುದೀಪ್ ಅವರ ಮನವಿಗೆ ತಕ್ಷಣ ಸ್ಪಂದಿಸಿರುವ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮಯ್ಯ, ತಮ್ಮ ಅಪರ ಕಾರ್ಯದರ್ಶಿ ಡಾ.ಸಿಂಧೆ ಭೀಮಸೇನ ರಾವ್ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಈ ಕುರಿತು ಪರಿಶೀಲಿಸುವಂತೆ ಸೂಚನೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಡಾ.ವಿಷ್ಣುವರ್ಧನ ಪುಣ್ಯಭೂಮಿ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಕುರಿತು ಸಿಎಂ ಸೂಚನೆ ನೀಡಿದ್ದು, ತಮ್ಮ ಅರ್ಜಿಯನ್ನು ಪರಿಶೀಲಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇವೆ ಎಂದು ಸ್ವತಃ ಭೀಮಸೇನ ರಾವ್ ಸುದೀಪ್ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಪತ್ರ ಬರೆದಿದ್ದಾರೆ. 

ತುರ್ತಾಗಿ ಕ್ರಮ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಸುದೀಪ್ ಧನ್ಯವಾದ ಅರ್ಪಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.ವಿಷ್ಣು ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳಾದ ನಮಗೆಲ್ಲ ಇದು ಅವಿಸ್ಮರಣೀಯ ಕ್ಷಣ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಸುದೀಪ್.

ಸಾಹಸ ಸಿಂಹ ವಿಷ್ಣುವರ್ಧನ್ ಸ್ಮಾರಕ ಆಗಿಯೇ ತೀರಲಿದೆ. ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳು ಬೇಸರ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಡಿ. ಇಂಥಾದ್ದೊಂದು ಭರವಸೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಸಿಎಂ ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ. ಅಂಬಿ ನಮನ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ.. ಅದೇ ವೇದಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಈ ಅಭಯ ನೀಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ನನಗೆ ಅಂಬರೀಷ್ ಹೇಗೋ, ವಿಷ್ಣುವರ್ಧನ್ ಅವರು ಕೂಡಾ ಹಾಗೆಯೇ. ನಾನು ಅವರ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ನಾನು ಬದ್ಧ ಎಂದ ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ, ಪದಗಳ ಬಳಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹಿಡಿತವಿರಲಿ ಎಂದು ಅನಿರುದ್ಧಗೆ ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟರು.

ವಿಷ್ಣು ಸ್ಮಾರಕ ಎಲ್ಲಿ ಆಗಬೇಕು ಎಂಬ ವಿವಾದ ಜಟಾಪಟಿಗೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗಿರುವಾಗಲೇ, ಜಾಗ ನೀಡಲು ಹಾಗೂ ಖರ್ಚು ವೆಚ್ಚದ ಹೊಣೆ ಹೊತ್ತುಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ವಿಷ್ಣು ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳು ನಾ ಮುಂದು ತಾ ಮುಂದು ಎಂದು ಮುಂದೆ ಬಂದಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ನಿರ್ಮಾಪಕ ಕೆ.ಮಂಜು, ವಿಷ್ಣು ಪುಣ್ಯಭೂಮಿ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ 15000 ಚದರಡಿ ಜಾಗವನ್ನು ಸ್ವಂತ ಖರ್ಚಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಖರೀದಿಸಿ ವಿಷ್ಣು ಸ್ಮಾರಕಕ್ಕೆ ನೀಡುವುದಾಗಿ ಘೋಷಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಕೆ.ಮಂಜು, ವಿಷ್ಣುವರ್ಧನ್ ಅವರ ಅತಿದೊಡ್ಡ ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದವರು.

ಮತ್ತೊಬ್ಬ ವಿಷ್ಣು ಅಭಿಮಾನಿ ಲೋಕೇಶ್ ಎಂಬುವವರು 50 ಲಕ್ಷ ರೂ. ನೀಡಲು ಮುಂದೆ ಬಂದಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಮಂಡ್ಯದ ಉಂಡುವಾಡಿ ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಅಭಿಮಾನಿ ರಾಜಣ್ಣ ಎಂಬುವವರು ಕೆಆರ್‍ಎಸ್ ಬಳಿ ತಮ್ಮ 8 ಸಾವಿರ ಚದರ ಅಡಿ ಜಾಗವನ್ನು ಉಚಿತವಾಗಿ ಕೊಡುತ್ತೆನೆ. ಇನ್ನೂ ಬೇಕು ಎಂದರೆ, ಅದರ ಪಕ್ಕದಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಇರುವ 13 ಗುಂಟೆ ಜಾಗವನ್ನು ಖರೀದಿಸಿ ಕೊಡುತ್ತೇನೆ ಎಂದಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ದಾವಣಗೆರೆಯ ರೈತರೊಬ್ಬರು ವಿಷ್ಣು ಸ್ಮಾರಕಕ್ಕೆ 2 ಎಕರೆ ಜಾಗ ನೀಡೋದಾಗಿ ಹೇಳಿದರೆ, ಮೇಲುಕೋಟೆಯ ರಾಜು, ಮೈಸೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ 15 ಸಾವಿರ ಚದರಡಿ ನಿವೇಶನ ಕೊಡೋದಾಗಿ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಇದು ಕೇವಲ ಅಭಿಮಾನಕ್ಕಾಗಿ. ದಟ್ ಈಸ್ ವಿಷ್ಣುವರ್ಧನ್.