Bengaluru, May 30 -- A pro-Kannada activist was on Thursday arrested for allegedly setting fire to a photo of actor Kamal Haasan near Havanur Circle in Karnataka's Bengaluru, police said on Friday.

According to Bengaluru Police officials, the activist Ravikumara (33), a Namma Karunada Yuva Sene member, was caught disrupting traffic and disturbing residents on Thursday.

They said that a First Information Report (FIR) has been filed against him under Sections 270 and 283 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.

The incident comes after recent controversy surrounding the actor's reported remark that "Kannada is born out of Tamil."

The statement by the actor has led to several protests in Karnataka by the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike and ...