Avoid communicating in Telugu in US

Hyderabad February 28: The Telangana American Telugu Association (TATA) has advised the community to avoid communicating in Telugu in public places in the US.Srinivas Kuchibhotla, 32, working at the Garmin headquarters in Olathe, was killed in the shooting at a restaurant in Kansas on Wednesday night. Another Indian and his colleague Alok Madasani were injured in the incident."Much as we love talking in our mother tongue, it can often be misconstrued. Please see if you can communicate in English in public places," the association said in a statement put out on its Facebook page.The organization further advised people not to get into argument with others in public places and leave the place immediately without confrontation."Isolated places can often be targets. Please avoid going single," it said.