“It is a matter of the self-respect of Kannadigas. Nothing is bigger than that,” says pro-Kannada ideologue and founder of Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha, Vatal Nagaraj, who is blocking the release of SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali – the Conclusion in Karnataka.
The serial protester has garnered the support of pro-Kannada groups and has made several speeches outside the Karnataka Film Chamber office in Bengaluru, calling for all Kannadigas to come together and demand an apology from “anti-Kannada Sathyaraj for insulting the people of the state” – Sathyaraj, a Tamilian who plays Kaatappa in Baahubali, had reportedly called Kannadigas ‘dogs’ during the Cauvery protests a few years ago. It is not known exactly when this comment was made.
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