Randeep Hooda: I was called a deshdrohi for my Gurugram tweet

After Gurgaon was renamed Gurugram last week, Randeep Hooda tweeted his disappointment and said that the name doesn't go with the dialect of the place. He soon explained his point in another tweet.

Telling us about what prompted him to give an explanation, Hooda, whose next film is the Haryana-centric '

Laal Rang

', says, 'I realized that my first tweet did not make much sense. I couldn't explain myself properly in 140 characters. So, I clarified it. Also, I was amused by the 'deshdrohi' and 'anti-India' responses I got. Yaar, I am just expressing my opinion about a place I have a connection with. 'Gaon' and 'gram' mean the same. The place is already called Gurgaon ' Guru ka gaon ' then why make it Gurugram? It was unnecessary. Also, in our colloquial khadi boli of Haryana, we don't use the word gram. It's either gaon or gaanv. The name needs to reflect the local culture. Also, I am curious to know, is our history only limited to what happened 6,000 years ago? What about all the years that followed? The truth is that the place has been called Gurgaon for centuries. Gurgaon is also a bigger international brand than Haryana."

Randeep Hooda criticises renaming of Gurgaon

Talking about how he was trolled for his opinion, he says, 'I was given a lecture on Sanskrit, on history, on our culture and nationalism.' The actor has been part of many government functions in Haryana and according to sources, it was not just the Twitterati that he drew flak from. His take also miffed many Haryana politicians as well, which led to the 'explanatory' tweet.

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