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Home / India / Are You A Historian Or Linguist Kamal Haasan Faces Courts Ire In Kannada Remark Row

Are you a historian or linguist: Kamal Haasan faces court's ire in Kannada remark row

The Karnataka High Court observed that a 'single apology could have resolved the situation'
PTI
Bengaluru, Updated At : 01:46 PM Jun 03, 2025 IST
Actor Kamal Haasan during the promotion of his upcoming film 'Thug Life', in Mumbai, May 20, 2025. PTI file

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The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday strongly criticised actor and filmmaker Kamal Haasan for his recent remark suggesting that “Kannada was born out of Tamil”, and observed that a “single apology could have resolved the situation.”

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Justice M Nagaprasanna, who presided over the hearing, said that the statement had hurt the sentiments of the people of Karnataka and questioned Haasan's refusal to offer an apology.

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“Language is an emotional and cultural identity of a people,” and stressed that no individual has the right to make comments that undermine the pride of an entire linguistic community, the court observed.

Justice Nagaprasanna remarked, “Are you a historian or a linguist to make such a statement? No language is born out of another. A single apology could have resolved the situation.”

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