Sivasri Skandaprasad first gained recognition in January 2024 when PM Modi praised her for her version of a Kannada Ram Bhajan, "Poojisalende Hoogala Thande".
The FIR, registered by the Haveri police under 353(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), was based on a social media post Surya made on farmer's suicide.