Director Nag Ashwin defended the criticism of Karna's portrayal in 'Kalki 2898 AD'. He responded to an X user who said the film's climax was "blasphemous" to Hindus and Lord Krishna. He shared a page from Bibek Debroy's translation of 'Mahabharata', in which Lord Krishna praises Karna while speaking to Arjuna. "I know what I'm doing," Ashwin wrote.