Hyderabad, April 20 -- The question of conversing Hindi in non-Hindi-speaking Indian states is fast becoming a national debate. Recently, an auto driver in Bengaluru got into an argument with a North Indian after the latter insisted the former should speak in Hindi, even if it is his hometown.

In a video that went massively viral on social media platforms, a man is seen speaking in a threatening tone to the Kannada-speaking auto driver. "Noida mein raho ya Banglore mein raho, tum bhi Hindi mein baat karo(Doesn't matter if you are in Noida or Bengaluru! Speak in Hindi)," the man says before being whisked away by his female friend.

"You have come to Bengaluru, you speak in Kannada. I won't speak in Hindi," the driver snaps back in Kannada...