India, March 3 -- Recently, actor Rashmika Mandanna was accused of neglecting the Kannada language and declining an invitation to attend the International Film Festival in Karnataka. However, a source close to the actor has now stepped forward to refute these allegations, asserting that they are entirely baseless and untrue. Also read: Karnataka MLA slams Rashmika Mandanna; accuses her of disregarding Kannada: 'Shouldn't we teach a lesson?'

The allegations were made by Congress MLA Ravikumar Gowda Ganiga recently.

According to a source, the clarification aims to set the record straight and quell the speculation surrounding Rashmika's alleged actions.

"This bears reference to certain news reports alleging that Rashmika refused to attend...