Madikeri, March 9 -- The Kodava community has urged authorities to provide security for actress Rashmika Mandanna following a controversial remark made by Congress MLA Ravi Kumar Gowda.

Karnataka Congress MLA Ravikumar Gowda Ganiga's statement that the actress "must be taught a lesson" has sparked concerns among the Kodava community, leading to a formal request for her protection.

While speaking to the media on March 3, he said, "Rashmika Mandanna, who started her career with the Kannada movie Kirik Party in Karnataka, refused to attend the International Film Festival last year when we invited her. She said, 'I have my house in Hyderabad, I don't know where Karnataka is, and I don't have time. I can't come. One of our legislator friends...