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CM Siddaramaiah to withdraw all cases against pro-Kannada activists
The Chief Minister was addressing a gathering at the unveiling of the 25-foot-tall bronze statue of Bhuvaneshwari
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced on Monday that all cases registered against pro-Kannada activists will be withdrawn.
The CM was addressing a gathering at the unveiling of the 25-foot-tall bronze statue of Bhuvaneshwari, the goddess who represents the Karnataka state identity, on the premises of the Vidhana Soudha.
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The statue of Bhuvaneshwari, which was sculpted at an approximate cost of ₹21.24 crore is 41 feet tall including the pedestal, and weighs around 31.5 tonnes.
While speaking at the event, although he acknowledged that one must love and embrace all languages, the CM said, that in Karnataka, Kannadigas should follow the culture of speaking and interacting with “their brothers and other speakers” in Kannada.
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“Instead of speaking incorrectly in other languages, we should speak our language. In all our neighbouring states, the language spoken by the people of the respective state is sovereign. This should be practised here, too,” said Siddaramaiah.
Insisting that everyone in the state should develop respect for the Kannada language, culture and art, the CM called for more learning and teaching of reading and writing Kannada.
“Only then will Kannada become the sovereign language,” he added.
