Mysore/Mysuru, Sept. 12 -- Noted film director and former Chairman of Kannada Development Authority (KDA) T.S. Nagabharana expressed deep concern over the growing freebie culture, saying it is making people complacent and lazy.

Speaking after inaugurating the Vidyarthi Parishat (Student Council) and Prathibha Vedike (Talent Forum) at A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Auditorium of SBRR Mahajana First Grade College, Nagabharana made a veiled reference to the Karnataka Government's guarantee schemes, ridiculing the obsession with free handouts.

"Bitti bhagya (free fortune) has become the trend now, with people hankering for freebies instead of earning a living. Bitti Bus. Bitti Rice. Ellavu Bitti. Konege Baduku Bittiyagide - free bus, free rice, everyth...