Kollywood Veteran Actor Kamal Haasan caused a big controversy in recent times with his comments at his film Thug Life Audio Launch. The Actor stated that Kannada language took its birth from Tamil, and this stirred a big debate and criticism on social media platforms. Many Kannada Activists and Kannada Film Personalities saw this as a personal insult and demanded an apology from Kamal Haasan. They even banned the film in Karnataka.
However, Kamal Haasan failed to understand this issue and continued his stand, refusing to apologize. This attitude came as a big shock from an Actor who is known nationwide. His statement that Kannada took birth from Tamil has no relevance or proof. Still, the Actor believed in this against the sentiments of Karnataka people and approached the High Court requesting the Court to allow the release of Thug Life in the state.
The High Court objected to the statement of Kamal Haasan and questioned if he was a linguist or historian to have made this statement. The Court directed Kamal Haasan to formally tender an apology to solve this issue by respecting the sentiments of the people of Karnataka.
Surprisingly, Kamal Haasan pushed aside the recommendation of Karnataka High Court and stated that he wouldn’t apologize. Kamal Haasan officially stated that the apology was for a mistake, not a misunderstanding. With this, he still believes that Kannada originated from Tamil. This surely looks like a childish act by a celebrated Actor of the Country.
No one knows if the Actor feels he wouldn’t have to respect the direction of the High Court as well. This attitude has gained him a lot of criticism on social media platforms. Thug Life will not be releasing in Karnataka as a result of this. This will surely be a hit for the film’s revenue there. As the High Court opined, Kamal Haasan should’ve ended this in the first place with an apology, but he made it a state and language war, which is truly unfortunate.
