The Karnataka government has submitted an affidavit in the Supreme Court pledging full security for the release of veteran actor Kamal Haasan’s much-anticipated film Thug Life. The state assured the apex court that it will take all necessary measures to maintain law and order and safeguard the rights of all parties involved.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the matter later on Thursday.
#BREAKING: The Karnataka government has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court assuring security for the release of Kamal Haasan’s film Thug Life. It pledged to maintain law and order, protect all stakeholders including cinema halls, artists, and audiences, and uphold citizens'… pic.twitter.com/NTNLKTTn4J
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The movie 'Thug Life' released worldwide on June 5 expect Karnataka since the film's release was put on hold in the state. What started as a row over a statement by the actor, soon snowballed into a language controversy between Tamil and Kannada speaking population. The row started after Kamal Haasan during the audio launch of the movie said that 'Kannada was born out of Tamil'. Following this, pro-Kannada group started staging protests and demanded a ban on the release of the film in the state.
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