


However, organisers sought to decline that skimpy dress sense was the criteria saying that Aishwarya was always the proffered choice.But, since she was currently out of India and since the orthodox writers did not favour Shilpa, former Miss World Aishwarya was a clear winner.

Deepika Padukone was also short listed along with Aishwarya and Shilpa as these glam dolls of Hindi filmdom are from the Tulu speaking part of Karnataka.They added that while she was a celebrity outside the state, she could not be seen as the pride of the state. But, the writers were not happy with her because of her steamy scenes and she exposing her navel while draped in a sari. Shilpa has acted in Kannada films including Preethsod Thappa and Auto Shankar.Writers preferred Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as special invitee and perfect representative of Kannada pride outside the state, as opposed to Shilpa Shetty, because they think that the latter is known for her skimpy dressing sense. Following close on the heels of the recent displeasure expressed by writers over Infosys chief N R Narayana Murthy inaugurating the Viswa Kannada Sammelana (World Kannada Meet), another noted personality faces their ire for a very different reason.
