Will honour SC order, says Karnataka Deputy CM Shivakumar on screening of ‘Thug Life’

BENGALURU KARNATAKA 02/06/2025: A preliminary assembly on the celebration of the 516th delivery anniversary of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda held on the convention corridor of Vidhana Soudha below the chairmanship of Deputy Chief Minister D.Ok. Shivakumar, in Bengaluru.
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Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D Ok Shivakumar on Tuesday appealed to Kannada activists to abide by the Supreme Courtroom order, which directed the state authorities to make sure the screening of the Kamal Haasan-starrer film Thug Life.

Kannada activists have been up within the arms in opposition to the screening of the film after the 70-year-old actor’s feedback about Kannada language sparked a serious controversy.

They staged protests, lodged police criticism and warned movie theatres to not display screen the film, alleging that Haasan insulted Kannada with out understanding its wealthy historical past.

The Supreme Courtroom on Tuesday got here down closely on the Karnataka authorities after Thug Life was not screened in theatres within the state.

The court docket stated mob and vigilantes can’t be allowed to take over streets.

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Reacting to the court docket order, Shivakumar stated, “We’ve to abide by the Supreme Courtroom order with honour. Everybody has limitations. I enchantment to varied organisations that we should have our limitations.” “I enchantment to all of the Kannada activists, please be calm, we must always respect the court docket. Nobody ought to take legislation into their fingers,” he stated.

The Deputy CM underlined that Karnataka has all the time been a peace loving state.

Noting that there’s nothing mistaken in expressing opinion, Shivakumar stated the state authorities too gave activists an opportunity to specific their views.

He appealed to the individuals of Bengaluru to be beneficiant.

“We’ve accommodated all of the castes, languages and tradition in Bengaluru. That is a global metropolis. The individuals of Karnataka have all the time been giant hearted,” he underlined.

He additionally identified that nobody can spoil the vanity of Kannada and the state authorities can also be in favour of it however one has to honour the court docket.

Thug Life launched in cinema halls throughout the nation on June 5.