Kannada superstar Shiva Rajkumar has apologised for his recent comment referring to Hindi as the “national language”, which sparked a debate on social media. The actor, who is set to make his Hindi debut with Original Monster, clarified that he had misspoken and stressed that every Indian language holds importance.

Shiva Rajkumar finds himself in a 'Hindi' controversy

The controversy erupted at the title launch of Original Monster, when Shiva was asked about delivering Hindi dialogues in the pan-India project. Responding to the question, the actor said that Hindi was his second language and added that it was an “easy language” and the “national language”.