Kamal Haasan faces backlash for saying Kannada was born out of Tamil
Actor Kamal Haasan stirred a controversy with his recent comments at a film promotion event in Chennai, where he stated that the Kannada language was born out of Tamil.
The remarks, made during the audio launch of his latest film ‘Thug Life’, have drawn sharp criticism from pro-Kannada groups.
The actor, while addressing the audience at the event, Kamal Haasan began his speech with the phrase “Uyire Urave Tamizhe”, meaning “my life and my family is Tamil language”.
He then went on to say, “Actor Shivarajkumar is my family living in another state. That’s why he is here. That’s why when I started my speech, I said ‘my life and my family is Tamil’. Your language (Kannada) was born out of Tamil. So you are included in that line.”
The comments were met with backlash in Karnataka. Pro-Kannada organisations, such as the Kannada Rakshana Vedike, condemned the remarks and warned of serious consequences if Kamal Haasan continued to make such statements.
Pro-Kannada activists tore down banners of Thug Life in Bengaluru and issued a warning to Kamal Haasan over his remarks.