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Controversy erupts between Ajay Devgn and Kiccha Sudeep over Hindi as national language

A controversy erupted between actors Ajay Devgn and Kiccha Sudeep on Wednesday over a debate about Hindi as the national language. South star Kiccha Sudeep, in an exclusive interview with KarnatakaTak, said that “Hindi is no more a national language.” He was speaking in the context of South Indian films breaking records at the box office.

Ajay Devgn took to Twitter to criticise Sudeep's statement and said, "Hindi was, is and always will be our mother tongue and national language." He also questioned Sudeep why South Indian films are dubbed in Hindi if it isn't the national language.

After Devgn's tweet, an onslaught of tweets ensued on the microblogging platform, after which Kiccha Sudeep finally mentioned that he wanted the matter to rest. But, not without adding in wonderment if Ajay would have understood had Kiccha Sudeep tweeted in Kannada.

The Internet stands divided on Ajay Devgn’s statement about Hindi as a national language.

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