Sunny run into trouble with a fringe Kannada outfit opposing it and demand more local flavour

A show of actor Sunny Leone slated here in November has run into trouble with a fringe Kannada outfit opposing it and another demanding more local flavor, after the cancellation of her new year eve show in 2017 over similar protests. She is scheduled to perform on November 3 at the event titled "Purity and Expression" being organized by Time Creations at the Manyata Tech Park here.

According to Time Creations, who were the organizers last a year too, the police have given permission for the coming event, billed as the "biggest party" of Bengaluru. Leone's show here on December 31, 2017, also organized by the Time Creations was canceled after the state government disallowed it following protests by some Kannada outfits, including Karnataka Rakashana Vedike (KRV), which had contended it would be an "assault" on the city's culture.

The organizers then had even approached the state high court which directed the police pass appropriate orders on an application filed by the former.

But, police had denied permission, saying the person would be on duty to maintain law and order during New Year celebrations and hence cannot provide security, following This time the show of the porn star-turned Bollywood the actor has run into opposition from Karnataka Rakshana Vedike Yuva Sene (KRVYS), an offshoot of KRV.

The outfit said it would stage state-wide protests against the coming event even though the organizers have obtained police permission. "Let there be police permission. We are going to protest. There is no doubt about it.

Across the state, we will protest," KRVYS president R Harish told PTI Wednesday. He said the outfit was opposed to Leone's performance as she "symbolizes vulgarity".

Meanwhile, the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (Shetty) group urged the organizers to ensure more Kannada flavor in the event. President of the outfit Praveen Kumar Shetty said they were not opposed to the event but only wanted the programme to be more Kannada oriented.

"Since the state formation happened on November 1 and events happen across Karnataka throughout the month, we appeal to the organizers to make the programme Kannada oriented. Kannada should get priority," he said.

Founder Director of Time Creations M S Harish said along with Leone, a major part of the show would feature famous Kannada playback singer Raghu Dixit. "We got the police permission. They are providing security. Apart from that, we have also engaged private agencies for security.

It is the biggest party of Bengaluru," he said.