BJP criticised remarks of actor-politician Kamal Haasan, who recently said the Kannada language was born out of Tamil. Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra said, "It's the height of arrogance. Haasan...has been continuously insulting Hinduism...for past few years. Now, he has insulted Kannada by hurting the self-respect of 6.5 crore Kannadigas." "Haasan should apologise to Kannadigas," he added.