India, July 5 -- Weeks after the Supreme Court said Kamal Haasan need not apologise for his "Kannada was born out of Tamil" comment, a court in Bengaluru has barred the actor-politician from making any remarks against the language.

Hearing a petition by pro-Kannada organisation Kannada Sahitya Parishat seeking an injunction against Haasan, an Additional City Civil and Sessions judge restrained the actor from making any defamatory remarks against Kannada language and culture.

The court noted that the Kannada Sahitya Parishat "has been working towards the promotion of Kannada language, literature and culture across the state of Karnataka" and "is empowered to take any steps in the interest of Kannadigas, their literature and culture".

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