Kamal Haasan expressed displeasure with the claim of ‘Tamil with Kannada’, BJP’s demand waiver

Kamal Haasan | Photo Credit: Johan Satya Das

Actor and politician Kamal Haasan has ignited a political firstorm with his recent statement claiming that the Kannada language “was born from Tamil.” Comment, made during the audio launch of his upcoming film thug Life In Chennai, in Karnataka, especially the BJP and the supporters-Kanada groups have drawn a fierce backlash, who demanded immediate and unconditional forgiveness.

While sharing the stage with Kannada actor Shivarjkumar, Haasan opened his speech with “Ure Urawee Tamise” (“My Life, and My Family, is in Tamil language”), now before making a comment-“Your language (Kannada) was born from Tamil, so you are also involved.” Perhaps as a gesture of cultural unity, instead of comment, comment has shaken allegations of linguistic ego and disrespect.

The Karnataka BJP president by Vijayendra condemned Haasan’s remarks as “derogatory” and “derogatory” for Kannada and its 6.5 crore speakers. “It is the height of the ego that Kamal Haasan, who has acted in many Indian languages ​​including Kannada, has insulted Kannada in the name of giving glory,” Vijayendra has written on the social media platform X. He also questioned Haasan’s right to speak on the linguistic origin of Kannada, “He said,” he said, ” [Kamal Haasan] Is not a historian. ,

The BJP leader accused Hassan of repeatedly hurting religious and cultural sentiments, stating, “Kamal Haasan, who has been about to bring harmony in South India, has continuously insulted Hinduism for the last few years and has damaged religious sentiments.

The Pro-Kanada group has also joined the protest. Karnataka activists dropped Vedak’s poster down thug Life In Bangalore and a statewide ban on the film was issued, set for release on 5 June. “You want to do business in Karnataka and show your films, stop insulting Kannada and Kannadigas,” the outfit president Praveen Shetty warned.

With a documented history over 2,500 years, Kannada is one of the oldest living Dravidian languages ​​that differ from Tamil, not its derivative. The two languages ​​shares ancient roots in the broader Dravidian family, but developed independently with their scripts, grammar and literary traditions.