New Delhi, May 30 -- The Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) on Friday, May 30, announced a ban on the release of Kamal Haasan's upcoming film 'Thug Life' in the state after the actor did not apologise for his Kannada-Tamil remark that sparked a controversy. During the media interaction in Bengaluru, Sa Ra Govindu, representative of KFCC, said that they have decided to ban the release of Kamal Haasan starrer 'Thug Life' in Karnataka.

The KFCC representative said the decision to ban 'Thug Life' was taken as they stand firm with Karnataka Rakshana Vedike and other Kannada organisations for their demands of halting the release of the film until the actor issues a pubic apology.

Justifying the ban on 'Thug Life', the KFCC representati...