Actor kamal haasan received harsh criticism from the karnataka high court during the hearing of his case for orders to guarantee the state's distribution and screening of his next movie, Thug Life.
 
Haasan's refusal to issue an apology for the statement was questioned by Justice M Nagaprasanna, who noted that it affected popular sentiment.  The judge declared, "No citizen has the right to hurt sentiments," noting that inhabitants value language, land, and water (Jala, Nila, Bashe).  This nation was split along linguistic lines.
 
 Following intense criticism for his previous contentious statement that "Kannada was born out of Tamil," Haasan filed the petition.  Political officials criticized the remark, and pro-Kannada organizations around karnataka protested.

The judge questioned the actor's obligation as a public person and criticized his position and statement.  It is impossible for one language to emerge from another.  Where can I find the evidence to back up this claim?  And what has taken place?  Discord.  And what questions have the karnataka people raised?  (Just) an apology.
 
Haasan's assertion was also questioned by Justice Nagaprasanna.  "Kamal Haasan created the situation, and he has stated that he would not apologize?  The sentiment of the karnataka people has been weakened by you.  For what reason?  Do you work as a historian?  Or a linguist?  

Senior counsel Dhyan Chinappa, who appeared on behalf of the petitioner and the film's producer, argued that the actor's statement could only be seen by the court once and that it wasn't meant to offend or particularly incorrect.
 
Judge Nagaprasanna gave a forceful response to this, asking why the movie should be shown in karnataka "(If you won't apologise)." Go away.  It is not possible to use freedom of expression to offend the feelings of a large number of people.  If you apologize, there won't be any issues.  You also hope to make a few crores from Karnataka.

The actor's choice to seek police protection in spite of causing the disturbance was also questioned by the court.  "Now you're here to further a business that the cops need to defend since you put it in this predicament!  Everything would have been resolved with a single apology.  In law, we'll think about it.  But notice the attitude!
 
Additionally, the court noted that Haasan had the option to clarify by stating, "I have made a statement without looking into the history." The court recalled a similar event, saying that decades prior, Rajagopal acharya had expressed regret for a similar speech.  Language is an emotion that people have.  You made a statement that cast doubt on that.  

Although it has requested Haasan to think about apologizing, the high court has not yet rendered a decision on the case despite making these observations during its hearing.  At 2:30 pm, the hearing was postponed.
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G GOWTHAM

03/06/2025 12:29 PM