Actor Prakash Raj expressed displeasure against his ‘OG’ co-celebrity Pawan Kalyan remarks on the ‘Hindi-language row’. At a current occasion, Pawan, the Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, emphasized the necessity for people in southern states to learn Hindi, which Prakash claims it ‘shameful’.
While talking at the ‘Dakshin Samvad’ Golden Jubilee party of the Official Language Department in Hyderabad, Pawan Kalyan said that Hindi plays an important role in connecting numerous parts of India. He entreated the southern states to learn Hindi for better communication.
Prakash Raj slams Pawan Kalyan
Prakash Raj retweeted a video of Pawan Kalyan speaking at the event and wrote in Telugu, “ఈ variety కి అమ్ముకోవడమా ….ఛి…ఛీ… #justasking for this quantity? Ugh… how shameful!)” In the video, Pawan Kalyan said that while Telugu is the mother tongue, Hindi is the national language. He defined that Telugu is used for communication at home, however Hindi is beyond that. He emphasised the importance of Hindi for uniting the country and argued that learning Hindi does not mean dropping one’s identity but rather strengthening it.
“Telugu is our mother tongue, but our national language is Hindi. We have Telugu as an approach to talk at home, but when we go beyond that boundary, we’ve Hindi. The world is seeking out ways to split apart; however, today, we as a country are searching for ways to unite in Hindi. I welcome a language like that. Be it the Dravidian languages, be it Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, or any other language in our country, we need to respect our mother tongue.
Hindi Language Row
He also talked about that many South Indian movies are dubbed in Hindi, and are earning good sales. “If Hindi is needed for business, why say no to getting to know it?” he said.
Pawan Kalyan and Prakash Raj are seem together in the upcoming gangster action mystery titled ‘OG’. The movie, written and directed by Sujeeth, also stars Emraan Hashmi advert Priyanka Mohan.
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