India, March 4 -- Actress Rashmika Mandanna, who recently starred in the film 'Chhaava', was caught in a controversy after Karnataka Congress MLA Ravikumar Gowda Ganiga alleged that she had declined an invitation to a film festival as she "did not have time for Kannadigas".

On Tuesday, Congress leader Ravikumar Gowda Ganiga told reporters that he had proof that the actress' team had refused an invitation from their government to attend the International Film Festival in Bengaluru.

"It is not Rashmika's statement but Rashmika's team's statement. We will release the document (proof) publicly that we had invited Rashmika to the film festival (Bengaluru Film Festival) but she refused," news agency ANI quoted Gowda.

The MLA also claimed tha...