Udupi, April 25 -- A viral video of a young couple kissing in Karnataka's Udupi district has ignited a heated debate over public decency, cultural responsibility, and personal freedom.

The footage shows a couple engaged in a public display of affection on the side of an empty road in Manipal town. A bystander recorded the entire incident before confronting them.

He questioned them in Kannada, but the man asked to speak in Hindi. In response, the local insisted on continuing the conversation in Kannada.

The couple left the area after a while, with the woman trying to hide her face from being captured in the video.

The local claimed that their display made other women uncomfortable. Another bystander said, "They shouldn't come here to d...