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'Jana Nayagan' shows cancelled in Karnataka after Cauvery water protests
['Aiswarya Venugopal']
Mathrubhumi English
Screenings of 'Jana Nayagan' were cancelled in Mandya after Kannada groups protested over the Cauvery water dispute and opposed the film's release.
Mandya: Screenings of Jana Nayagan, starring Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, were cancelled at Gurushree Theatre in Karnataka's Mandya city on Thursday after members of a Kannada organisation staged protests over the ongoing Cauvery water dispute.
"How can we permit the screening of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's film when our state is facing such a situation?"
Kannada organisations are scheduled to meet on Friday to discuss and announce a proposed Karnataka Bandh over the Cauvery water release issue.
The groups are awaiting the outcome of the Cauvery Water Management Authority's (CWMA) meeting.