Did CM Siddaramaiah disrespect President Murmu?

A short clip of Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah asking President Droupadi Murmu if she knew Kannada has gone viral, sparking accusations of disrespect.

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00:00Karnataka CM Siddharamaya is being accused of disrespecting the president of India Draupadi Murmu

00:09during a visit to an educational institution in Mysore.

00:12This clip of the CM was taken from the hour-long live stream of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations

00:18at the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing. Here's the longer clip for more context.

00:22From the full video, it appears that at the start of his address, CM Siddharamaya asked the dignitaries

00:33including President Murmu if they could understand Kannada. Known for usually delivering speeches

00:37in Kannada, he once again chose to speak in the language he is most comfortable with.

00:41Whether Siddharamaya disrespected the president was being argued in the comments.

00:44But what President Murmu replied next was widely lauded.

00:52I will not say, he has been the neither of me, but he doesn't speak.

00:54But in China, even in his name, every language he has, every language he has, every language he has,

00:56every language he has, every language he has. His love is from my country.

01:07However, in China, I study Kannada and the Greek music some of my people.

01:12Even more, I study Kannada language.