Randeep Hooda recently took to his twitter account to express his displeasure over how Gurgaon had been renamed Gurugram. He said that the name doesn't go with the dialect of the place. He soon explained his point in another tweet.

गुड़गाँव को गुरूगृाम करना हरियाणा की संस्कृति, बोली,इतिहास पर वार है। ग्राम हमारा शब्द ही नहीं है। ये क्यों किया गया है? #GurgaonNameChange

— Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) April 13, 2016

मेरा मतलब है कि हरियाणा की खड़ी बोली में गॉव या गाम कहा जाता है। gurgaon Ko gurugaon भी कर सकते थे। #GurgaonNameChange

— Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) April 13, 2016

But he spoke about how he was branded anti-national because of these thoughts on Gurgaon being renamed Gurugram. He even explained what he really mean with his tweets. He said, "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." He also talked about how he was trolled for his opinion, "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, he managed to upset many Haryana politicians as well.