After actor-politician Kamal Haasan recently said 'Kannada language was born out of Tamil', Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah reacting to it stated, "Kannada has a long-standing history...poor Kamal Haasan, he's unaware of it". Karnataka BJP President Vijayendra Yediyurappa also reacted to his remarks, stating, "Kamal...is not a historian to define which language gave birth to which language".