Karnataka CM asks Kannadians to speak their mother tongue

Bengaluru Nov 1: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday has urged that people living in Karnataka to learn Kannada and said that not knowing the regional language would mean showing disrespect to it.

The CM has made the above remarks while speaking at the 62nd Karnataka Rajyotsava celebrated in Bengaluru's Kanteerava stadium.

"Everyone who lives here is a Kannadiga. Whoever lives in Karnataka should learn Kannada and make their children learn it too. I am not against learning any language. But if you don't learn Kannada, it means you're showing disrespect to the language,"CM said.

The chief minister has also said that efforts would be taken to preserve Kannada language and urged officials to create an atmosphere for learning Kannada and said all schools in the state should teach Kannada.