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Theatre screening Tamil movie attacked in Bangalore

Sadananda R in Chamarajanagar

Pro-Kannada activists on Wednesday evening attacked a theatre in Bangalore, which was screening a Tamil movie, and brunt down the projector and the film's negative.

This attack took place within hours of pro-Kannada organisations deciding to stop the screening of Tamil movies and the airing of Tamil channels in Karnataka.

The attack lasted for less than one hour and the attackers were gone before the police arrived on the scene. No injuries were reported.

Meanwhile, Karnataka Governor T N Chatruvedi has written a letter to Chief Minister S M Krishna directing him to maintain linguistic harmony in the state. Referring to the 1991 riots on the Cauvery issue, the governor asked the government to take measures to protect the linguistic minorities and their property.

In 1991, following Cauvery Tribunal's interim order directing Karnataka to release 205 tmcft of water to Tamil Nadu, arsonists had targeted the minority Tamil community resulting in many deaths, and damage to property.

Raj Bhavan sources told rediff.com the governor wrote to Krishna after he had received a letter from an All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Member of Parliament requesting him to take 'adequate measures to protect the interest of Tamils in Karnataka'.

The sources, however, refused to disclose the name of the MP.

Information Minister Kagodu Thimappa confirming the governor has directed the state government to 'protect the Tamils in Karnataka' said all steps were being taken.

But the government's efforts to restart the airing of Tamil channels have yielded no results, with pro-Kannada outfits adopting adamant stand.

Krishna held talks with the Kannada Film Chambers of Commerce and the Karnataka Cable TV Operators Association.

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