Overview
- A short clip shared on X shows a woman arguing with a Bengaluru auto driver and using a Hindi line, “Tumhari aukat nahi hai humare saamne,” along with an expletive and remarks directed at Kannada.
- A subsequent video features a man identified online as a Kannada activist asking the pair to apologise to the driver and Kannada speakers.
- In the follow-up clip, the couple expresses regret and says they will try to learn Kannada as long as they are in the city.
- Hindustan Times and India Today report that they could not independently verify the authenticity of the clips or the events leading up to the confrontation.
- The videos drew wide online criticism of the remarks and prompted debate over the tone and sufficiency of the apology.