Chennai, May 28, 2025 (ANI): Reacting on actor Kamal Hassan’s reported statement on Kannada, DMK Spokesperson TKS Elangovan on May 28 said that he might have read and quoted some historical facts. It is not Kamal Haasan’s view. “When the BJP enters into any issue, they will talk all nonsense...Kamal Haasan might have read and quoted some historical facts. It is not his finding. This does not mean that he is insulting Kannada...It is not Kamal Haasan’s view...BJP's role is to create trouble among people. They want to divide people, break people. BJP is not a party for the sake of the people. Nobody is against Kannada. There are many people living in Tamil Nadu who speak Kannada, and we respect them...,” said TKS Elangovan.
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00:00When BJP enters in any issue, they will talk all nonsense.
00:08The Kamalaadhan might have quoted from history, sources from history.
00:12You know, Manon Maniyam Sundaram Pillai had written in his book,
00:16Kannadamum, Kalitelungum, Kevin Malayalamum, Tulubum, Unnodara Tudithelande, Undrupala Aidenum.
00:23Which means he might have taken some historical fact and Kamalaadhan might have read and quoted it.
00:30It is not his finding.
00:34He might have taken his source from history and might have told.
00:40That doesn't mean that he is insulting Kannada.
00:43I can quote one thing.
00:44English, the first English literature, English is the language spoken the world over.
00:51But the first English literature was written in the 13th century only.
00:55That doesn't mean that when we say that English is a newborn language,
00:59it is an insult to English.
01:01Because more than half of the population have read English and they are speaking in English and English is being used by them.
01:11So that is the credit for language.
01:13When it was born is not the question.
01:15How it is used now is the question.
01:17Most of the, almost the entire Karnataka state, they speak Kannada.
01:22Whether it was, it came in the year 2000 years back or 1500 years back or 1600 years back or it is a mixture of Tamil and Sanskrit.
01:33These are all questions which historians say and people will take source from the history books only.
01:41It is not Kamala Hassan's view.
01:43He had not done any research on that.
01:45He might have quoted something from the history.
01:47And the BJP immediately wants to create trouble.
01:53BJP's role is to create trouble among people.
01:58They want to divide people, break people.
02:01They will do everything.
02:02BJP is not a party for the sake of the people.
02:06They want to make people as fools.
02:10And BJP leaders will definitely do such things.
02:13We are, nobody is against Kannada.
02:14Kannada is a South Indian language and we respect Kannada, Telugu or Malayalam.
02:20And there are many people living in Tamil Nadu who speak Kannada and we respect them also.