Bengaluru: Kannada organisations on Thursday staged a protest right here towards Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn for his comments on Hindi being the national language of the country.
Karnataka Rakshana Vedike Praveen Shetty faction staged a flash protest in Mysuru Bank circle in Bengaluru and raised slogans towards the actor.
Since no permission was obtained from the police prior to the protest, the agitators had been taken into custody. They slammed the actor for placing out a tweet for Hindi disrespecting the native regional languages.
The protestors held pictures of Ajay Devgn and raised slogans towards him. The agitators defined that repeatedly north Indians are provoking people of Karnataka concerning imposition of Hindi.
Hindi movies are watched by Kannadigas and at a time when Kannada movie industry is rising which isn’t being tolerated, one of the agitators told while being dragged away by the police.
TA Narayana Gowda, President of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike defined that because of the importance given for Hindi language in the constitution, Hindi talking people have developed a feudalistic approach towards other languages.
The assertion of Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn is symbolic of Hindi feudalism. The provisions which give Hindi importance in the constitution should be dropped, otherwise, this feudal perspective of Hindi talking people won’t end. They will proceed to dominate over regional languages, he explained.
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