India, May 30 -- Bengaluru police have registered an FIR against a pro-Kannada activist for allegedly burning posters of actor-politician Kamal Haasan, protesting his recent remark about the Kannada language that has sparked widespread outrage.

The incident took place late on the night of May 28 near Pavitra Paradise Circle on KHB Road in Basaveshwaranagar, news agency PTI reported.

According to officials, the protest was led by Ravikumar, president of the Kannada outfit Namma Karunada Yuva Sene, around 11.45 pm. He allegedly set fire to posters of Haasan, disrupting traffic and disturbing public peace in the area.

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