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'Why should I speak Hindi?' : Auto driver lashes out at passenger. Video

In the video, when the auto driver asked the passengers to speak in Kannada, one of the passengers said, “No, we will not speak in Kannada, why should we speak in Kannada?”

Updated on: Mar 12, 2023, 12:34:17 IST
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In a viral video, a verbal spat was seen between an auto rickshaw driver and passengers over the language. The woman passenger was seen saying, “Why should I speak Kannada?,” and the argument erupted between both. The video took the internet by storm, and it has over 2 million views on Twitter alone.

'Why should I speak Hindi?' : Auto driver lashes out at passenger. (Screegrab from the viral video)
'Why should I speak Hindi?' : Auto driver lashes out at passenger. (Screegrab from the viral video)

In the video, when the auto driver asked the passengers to speak in Kannada, one of the passengers said, “No, we will not speak in Kannada, why should we speak in Kannada?” The argument escalated further, and the driver asked the passengers to get off from his auto rickshaw. The driver then angrily 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?”

 
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Pathi Venkata Thadhagath

Pathi Thadhagath is a multimedia journalist with Hindustan Times, Bengaluru. He tracks and writes news of Karnataka state.

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