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Kamal Haasan told the Karnataka high court on Tuesday that he had nothing to apologise for after his recent comments regarding the origin of the Kannada language. He went on to say that he would not be releasing his upcoming movie, Thug Life in the state for the time being in the face of mounting controversy.

Rana Daggubati is one of the first actors to speak out on the controversy that surrounded Kamal Haasan's 'Kannada was born out of Tamil' comment. He was asked about the criticism the latter received in a conversation with India Today. 

Rana Daggubati said, "Social media has become a place to make an opinion. Earlier, you didn’t have that. Anything gets touchy and political quite quickly."

When questioned about how an actor might overcome these problems, Rana Daggubati added, "If the media and the news, and people become smarter (and understand) that actors are not the ones to advocate for the way society lives - it will be a better place. I think you should look at scholars, politicians and learned men and women to lead a way into society."

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Rana Daggubati concluded, "You'll never bring a poet to the same stage. Neither do people speaking those languages. If there’s a poet in Marathi who’s written some fabulous poems, we wouldn’t bring them and honour them like we do with film stars. If the lens turns towards more important and current things, the country would become a much better place."

All About Kamal Haasan's Language Row

Kamal Haasan recently found himself embroiled in a major controversy after he linked Tamil to the Kannada language's beginnings during the Thug Life audio launch ceremony in Chennai.

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Kamal Haasan said, "Actor Shivarajkumar is my family living in another state. That’s why he is here. That’s why when I started my speech, I said 'my life and my family is Tamil.' Your language (Kannada) was born out of Tamil. So you are included in that line."