Actor Kannada Upendra's recent Facebook live session got him into trouble after he made a controversial statement against Dalits. An FIR was filed against him. Upendra was live on Facebook talking about his political party Prajakeeya as he made the controversial statement.
FIR VS. KANNADA ACTIVE UPENDRA
An FIR against Upendra is said to have been filed at the Chennammana Kere Achukattu Police Station. During a Facebook Live session, he used language that was allegedly offensive to a particular community. While talking about his political party, actor Prajakeeya said: "If there is a city, there will definitely be Dalits."
The actor who apparently deleted the video said, "Change can only happen with pure hearts. I want pure hearts to join us and speak up. Their suggestions will help. They'll just say things that aren't sloppy or offend anyone, There are some people who have a lot of time ahead of them. They comment on everything that comes to mind. I can't do anything against them. If there was a city, there would be a Dalit. Likewise, such people also exist. Let's skip them. Don't read these comments. Patriotism is when you love people.
The actor is talking about his party, Prajakeeya, and the people who made negative comments. He compared them to making negative comments about Dalits.
Immediately after the session, his remarks caused anger and protests in Ramanagara, Karnataka, where a pro-Dalit organization opposed the actor Upendra. Pictures of the protest show members of the organization burning its posters. After controversial words that angered many people, the actor took to Facebook to apologize for his statement and share how he "accidentally" made a comment. "Today on Instagram and Facebook Live, I accidentally made a bad statement. As soon as I knew it hurt people's feelings, I removed this video from my social network. I apologize. sorry for my statement," he wrote.
Meanwhile, the complaint alleges that as a public figure, Upendra was influential and should have set a positive example for his followers.
