Bangalore: A video from Karnataka of an auto driver and a passenger arguing is going viral on social media. In the viral video, the driver and a woman passenger can be seen arguing over the ‘language’. In the viral clip, the woman can be heard saying, “Why should I speak Kannada?” after the driver asks her to speak in Kannada. Meanwhile, the driver retaliates saying, “Why should I speak in Hindi. This is our land.”
Incident detail
In the 26-second video, the auto driver asked the passenger to speak in Kannada, but the woman refused to do so and said, “No, we will not speak in Kannada; why should we speak in Kannada?”
Then the argument took over between them, and the driver asked them to get off his rickshaw.
Why should I speak in Hindi?
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In an angry mood, the driver said, “This is Karnataka and you people should speak in Kannada. You people are north Indian beggars. This is our land and not your land. Why should I speak in Hindi?”
Netizens reaction
An author, Rejimon Kuttappan wrote, “Please find that lady who intimidated that auto-driver and advise her to read Indian Constituion Preamble 10 times.”
Another user while supporting the auto driver wrote, “I love this auto guy. Why should he speak in Hindi? If he were to come to Lucknow and speak in Kannada will they accept it? Hindi is not our national language. I speak 6 Indian Languages including Hindi & I make it a point to learn the local language wherever I live or work.”
A third person wrote, “Both speak English very well. Then why the rift? No need to force any language upon anyone. Everyone should learn a common language like English if they are not comfortable in regional languages.”
