Karnataka High Court asks Kamal Haasan to apologise for controversial remark on Kannada
Hearing adjourned to 2:30 PM
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has taken strong objection to Tamil actor Kamal Haasan’s controversial statement that “Kannada originated from Tamil”. The court has asked him to apologise for the remark, warning that his petition seeking protection for the release of his film Thug Life would be considered only if he does so.
The bench led by Justice Nagaprasanna, which was hearing Kamal Haasan’s plea for security during the release of Thug Life, criticised the actor for refusing to apologise earlier. The court questioned the logic behind the statement, asking, “How can one language be said to have originated from another? Is Kamal Haasan a historian to claim that Kannada was born from Tamil?”
Justice Nagaprasanna further pointed out that even C. Rajagopalachari had once issued an apology for a similar remark. “You are responsible for the situation created today. Such statements should not be made. Kamal Haasan is not an ordinary person but a public figure. Let him apologise first, only then we will consider the petition,” the judge said.
The hearing has been adjourned to 2:30 PM.
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Mentally unstable man arrested for bludgeoning elderly mother, wife to death in Jharkhand
Lohardaga (Jharkhand) (PTI): A mentally unstable man was arrested for allegedly bludgeoning his elderly mother and wife to death in Jharkhand's Lohardaga district, police said on Sunday.
The incident took place in Dhanamuji village in Bhandra police station area on Saturday evening. The deceased have been identified as Rupi Oraon (62) and Somri Oraon (45), they said.
"The accused, Madwa Oraon, was arrested immediately after the incident. He allegedly attacked his mother and wife with an iron rod after an altercation over some issues, leading to their death on the spot," Lohardaga Superintendent of Police (SP) Sadique Anwar Rizvi said.
He said the bodies of both the victims were sent to Sadar Hospital, Lohardaga for post-mortem examination.
"The accused is mentally unstable. He has been receiving treatment for the last one year. He used to get agitated over small issues, and that might have been the reason behind the incident," another police officer said.
An FIR has been registered against the accused, Manoj Gupta, officer-in-charge of Bhandra police station, said.
