India
The complaint was made against the speech made by the Kannada stars at a meeting in Mandya on September 12.
Updated : Sep 18, 2016, 07:41 PM IST
An organisation fighting for the cause of Tamil Nadu has filed a petition in a court in Coimbatore seeking action against three Kannada film actors for allegedly instigating violence against Tamils in Karnataka over Cauvery issue, recently. P Elangovan, founder-president of Tamil Desiya Peramaippu, filed a plea in this regard in the 2nd Judicial Magistrate Court yesterday.
The complaint was in connection with the speech made by leading Kannada stars, Puneeth Rajkumar, Upendra and Darshan Tugudeep at a meeting in Mandya district in Karnataka on September 12.
He sought action against the actors under various IPC sections,including 124 (A) (Sedition), 153 (provoking with intent to cause rioting and 153 A (promoting enmity between groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth and language).