Right-wing outfit Sri Rama Sene, which was in the eye of a storm after its activists attacked women at a pub in Mangalore in early 2008 in an act of moral policing, today said it would not allow Valentine's Day celebrations in Karnataka.
Sene chief Pramod Muthalik asked educational institutions,
hotels, and theatres not to encourage Valentine's Day celebrations.
"If a couple in love are really interested, the Sene will contact their parents and arrange to get them married," Muthalik, whose outfit has been opposing the festival for the last few years, told reporters here.
Muthalik also said the Sene would oppose the screening of Hindi film star Shah Rukh Khan's forthcoming film, My Name Is Khan,
in protest against his recent statement inviting Pakistani players to
participate in IPL T20 games.
Muthalik had joined the Shiv Sena a few years ago after he was sidelined in the Bajrang Dal. But he quit the Sena over its stand on Maharashtra's boundary dispute with Karnataka and floated his own outfit, Sri Rama Sene.
At the height of the national outrage against the Mangalore pub attack, he was banned from entering the district before the high court set aside the administration's order.
He is also facing several cases on a charge of making inflammatory speeches.
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