Independent Member of Parliament from Karnataka’s Mandya, Sumalatha raised ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’ slogan in her first speech at Lok Sabha on Tuesday. In her maiden speech, Sumalatha Ambareesh said that Centre must save 'Annadatas’. While talking about her constituency Mandya, Sumalatha said, “We are looking at a huge water crisis and impending drought conditions which are already present in my region, this presents a very bleak scenario for farmers, who are sugarcane and paddy growers.” Actor-turned-politician Sumalatha Ambareesh appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to provide immediate relief measures on the issues.