'Ludicrous...': Former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy slams Ajay Devgn over Hindi row

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Janata Dal Secular leader HD Kumaraswamy while reacting to the Twitter spat between Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn and Kannada actor Kichcha Sudeepa over the use of Hindi language said Actor Ajay Devgn is not only hyper in nature but also shows his ludicrous behaviourActor KicchaSudeep saying that Hindi is not a National Language is correct There is nothing to find fault in his statement Actor ajaydevgn is not only hyper in nature but also shows his ludicrous behaviour 17mdash H D Kumaraswamy hd_kumaraswamy April 28 2022Taking to Twitter HD Kumaraswamy also wrote Actor KicchaSudeep saying that Hindi is not a national language is correct There is nothing to find fault in his statementHe attacked the Central government for doing language politics and said Devgn is blabbering as a mouthpiece of the BJPs Hindi nationalism agendaFrom the beginning Hindibased political parties at the Centre have been making efforts to destroy regional languages Congress which started surprising regional languages is being continued by the BJP he tweetedAjaya Devgn blabbered as a mouthpiece of BJPs Hindi Nationalism of one nation one tax one language and one government Kumaraswamy said in a subsequent tweetHe said if a large population speaks Hindi it does not mean it becomes the national language Devgn must realise that Kannada cinema is outgrowing the Hindi film industry he addedJust because a large population speaks Hindi it doesnt become a national language Less than nine states from Kashmir to Kanyakumari have Hindi as 2nd 3rd language or not even that This being situation what is the truth in Ajay Devgns statement What do you mean by not to dub he questioned in another tweetDevgn must realise that Kannada cinema is outgrowing Hindi film industry Because of encouragement by Kannadigas Hindi cinema has grown Devgn shouldnt forget that his first movie Phool aur Kaante ran for a year in Bengaluru he tweeted furtherDevgn must realise that Kannada cinema is outgrowing Hindi film industry Because of encouragement by Kannadigas Hindi cinema has grown Devgn shouldnrsquot forget that his first movie lsquoPhool aur Kaantersquo ran for a year in Bengaluru 67mdash H D Kumaraswamy hd_kumaraswamy April 28 2022Earlier the Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had also commented on Devgn and Sudeepas Twitter exchange and said Hindi was never and will never be our national languageHindi was never and will never be our National Language It is the duty of every Indian to respect the linguistic diversity of our Country Each language has its own rich history for its people to be proud of I am proud to be a Kannadiga Siddaramaiah tweetedHindi was never amp will never be our National LanguageIt is the duty of every Indian to respect linguistic diversity of our CountryEach language has its own rich history for its people to be proud ofI am proud to be a Kannadiga httpstcoSmT2gsfkgOmdash Siddaramaiah siddaramaiah April 27 2022Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn whos awaiting the release of his upcoming film Runway 34 on Friday got into a war of words with South star Kichcha Sudeepa after the latters comment that Hindi is not Indias national languageHello ajaydevgn sir the context to why i said tat line is entirely different to the way I guess it has reached you Probably wil emphasis on why the statement was made when I see you in person It wasnt to hurtProvoke or to start any debate Why would I sir httpstcow1jIugFid6mdash Kichcha Sudeepa KicchaSudeep April 27 2022As per media reports during an event Sudeepa stated that Hindi is no more a national language Following this Devgn took to his Twitter handle and expressed his views on Sudeepas commentIn Hindi he wrote Kiccha Sudeep my brother according to you if Hindi is not our national language then why do you release your native language mother tongue films by dubbing them in Hindi Hindi was is and always will be our mother tongue and national language Jan Gan ManHi KicchaSudeep You are a friend thanks for clearing up the misunderstanding Irsquove always thought of the film industry as one We respect all languages and we expect everyone to respect our language as well Perhaps something was lost in translation mdash Ajay Devgn ajaydevgn April 27 2022