Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Friday denied permission for Bollywood actor Sunny Leone to perform at a New Year’s Eve show in Bengaluru.The event billed as the ‘Sunny Night in Bengaluru NYE 2018’ is organised by event management outfit Times Creations Company.It’s scheduled to be held at White Orchid, adjacent to Manyata Tech Park here.
“We have denied permission fearing law and order problems in the wake of protests by pro-Kannada outfits and also keeping in view the directions of the Karnataka high court in a molestation case reported on MG Road last New Year’s Eve,’’ home minister R Ramalinga Reddy told media.He added that they decided not to grant permission considering that her fans in Kochi went berserk during her visit there in August.“We took feedback from Kochi police before taking the decision,’’ Reddy added.
The organisers said: “We haven’t received any official communication from the police. We’ll wait for it before calling off the event. We don’t know why there is so much fuss about Leone performing here. She is not here to perform a nanga (nude) dance but for a family show.”
Some pro-Kannada groups, including Karnataka Rakshana Vedike, were up in arms against the show claiming her performance here will be an assault on Kannada culture and tradition of Karnataka and will corrupt young minds.“We all know her background. She’ll perform wearing skimpy clothes and make inappropriate gestures. We don’t want her to come spoil our youth,” the protesters had said.
Members of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike protested on Friday at Manyata Tech Park by burning posters of the actor. They even threatened to commit suicide if her programme is eventually held.
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