Veteran actor and politician kamal haasan has once again got embroiled in controversy due to one of his comments. Actually, during the promotion event of his upcoming film Thug Life, the actor made such a comment about kannada and tamil language that it has created a ruckus. kannada activists and political leaders including karnataka bjp President BY Vijayendra have strongly criticized his comment. Let's know what kamal haasan said about kannada and tamil language?
Which comment of kamal haasan caused controversy?
The controversy started when kamal haasan greeted the audience with "Uyire Urave Tamile" (which means "My life and my soul are Tamil") in tamil at the promotional event of Thug Life in Chennai. Referring to the presence of kannada actor Shivarajkumar at the same event, Haasan said, "This place is my family. That is why he (Shivarajkumar) has come here. That is why when I said my life and family are tamil, you are also included in it. Your language (Kannada) has originated from Tamil." Many people have considered this statement of the superstar as an insult to the kannada language and have expressed anger over it.
bjp opposes Kamal Haasan's statement
Reacting strongly, bjp state president BY Vijayendra wrote a post on twitter to condemn Haasan's comments. He wrote in his post, "Despite acting in many languages including kannada, kamal haasan has shown arrogance by underestimating kannada in the presence of actor Shivarajkumar." He wrote that kannada has a rich history and has earned global respect over the centuries. He said, "Before making such statements, kamal haasan should have remembered the contribution of kannada industry in his career. His words reflect ingratitude and arrogance." He demanded an unconditional apology from the actor.
Pro-Kannada groups also expressed their anger. Pro-Kannada groups also expressed their anger. Activists of karnataka Rakshana Vedike tore the posters of 'Thug Life' in Bengaluru and issued a warning of a possible statewide ban on the film. The leader of the organization praveen Shetty criticized Haasan and said, "We are warning you that if you talk against kannada and kannada people, we will ban your film."
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