Taking strong exception to the recent remark by veteran actor Kamal Haasan on the origin of Kannada language, several writers, artistes, linguists, intellectuals and Kannada activists will stage a day-long protest in Dharwad on Monday.
The protest spearheaded by Karnatak Vidyavardhakh Sangha, a century-old representative body of Kannadigas, will be staged in front of the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad. The protest will begin at 11 a.m.
Taking exception to Kamal Haasan’s remark on the origin of Kannada, Karnatak Vidyavardhak Sangha held a consultative meeting on June 2 in which senior Kannada scholars, artistes and intellectuals took part.
After due deliberations during the meeting, the sangha passed several resolutions. They are: Despite having stated that “Tamil is the mother of Kannada and that Kannada originated from Tamil”, actor Kamal Haasan has neither apologised to Kannadigas nor expressed regret. He has also not complied with the High Court’s directive to tender an apology.
The Karnatak Vidyavardhak Sangha has no opposition either towards Tamil language or Tamil-speaking people as it is known fact that languages originating from Proto-Dravidian language evolved into different languages.
