Bengaluru, May 28 -- Karnataka BJP president B Y Vijayendra on Wednesday demanded an unconditional apology from actor Kamal Haasan, accusing him of insulting the Kannada language and hurting the self-respect of over 6.5 crore Kannadigas. "Now, he has insulted Kannada by hurting the self-respect of 6.5 crore Kannadigas," Vijayendra said. "Kamal Haasan should immediately apologise unconditionally to the people of Karnataka." The BJP leader's remarks came in response to a recent public event where Kamal Haasan, while praising the Tamil language, allegedly made remarks that sidelined Kannada, even as he shared the stage with renowned Kannada actor Shivarajkumar. Vijayendra called the episode a display of "uncultured behaviour" and "the height o...