Indian musician Adnan Sami expressed his opinion on languages after SS Rajamouli's RRR's Naatu Naatu historic win at Oscars and claimed that achievement is of India first and then matter of pride for South Indians. Statement did not sit well with many and fans called out singer for not giving credit to regional languages and merging all of them under Hindi-national language.

Reacting to many comments against his take on Naatu Naatu's win, Sami took to Twitter and wrote, "My issue has never been about language. My issue has been very simple. All languages, regardless of their origin and dialect are ultimately under one umbrella of being Indian first and then anything else. That's all!" He added that he has sung many songs in regional languages and thus, that should show that he respects same as he does Hindi. Last week, singer congratulated RRR team for their Oscar win on micro-blogging site. "Music wins for India 'again'!" he wrote. "This is such an incredibly proud moment for us all in India." To which, user replied, "Thanks, but Telugu flag is flying higher."

Published in The Daily National Courier, March, 16 2023

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