BENGALURU: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday urged people to take pride in speaking their mother tongue and said it is the responsibility of every Kannada speaker to protect the Kannada language, land and water.
He said that people living in Karnataka should learn Kannada and stressed the need to create a "Kannada atmosphere" in the state.
Speaking after performing 'bhoomi puja' for the construction of a 25-feet tall bronze statue of Nad Devi Bhuvaneshwari in the premises of Vidhana Soudha here, the CM said speaking our mother tongue should be a matter of pride.
"It should be taken a pledge that no other language other than Kannada is spoken in the state. Kannadigas are liberal. That is why there is such an environment in Karnataka where even people speaking other languages can live without learning Kannada. Similar situation Cannot be seen.” In Tamil Nadu, Andhra and Kerala they speak only in their mother tongue,” he said.
Calling upon Kannada people to speak in their mother tongue, Siddaramaiah said there is no need to feel inferior in this regard.
He said, "We have to speak in our mother tongue also. This should make us proud..."
Asking people living in Karnataka to learn Kannada, the CM said, "It is the duty of all of us to create a Kannada environment. For this, all the people living here should learn Kannada. We cannot remain silent like this. Kannadigas are not " Insolent but love for Kannada should be developed.”
He said, "We should not become like the fundamentalists of other states. Rather we should develop respect and appreciation for our language, land and country."
He said that people living in Karnataka should learn Kannada and stressed the need to create a "Kannada atmosphere" in the state.
Speaking after performing 'bhoomi puja' for the construction of a 25-feet tall bronze statue of Nad Devi Bhuvaneshwari in the premises of Vidhana Soudha here, the CM said speaking our mother tongue should be a matter of pride.
"It should be taken a pledge that no other language other than Kannada is spoken in the state. Kannadigas are liberal. That is why there is such an environment in Karnataka where even people speaking other languages can live without learning Kannada. Similar situation Cannot be seen.” In Tamil Nadu, Andhra and Kerala they speak only in their mother tongue,” he said.
Calling upon Kannada people to speak in their mother tongue, Siddaramaiah said there is no need to feel inferior in this regard.
He said, "We have to speak in our mother tongue also. This should make us proud..."
Asking people living in Karnataka to learn Kannada, the CM said, "It is the duty of all of us to create a Kannada environment. For this, all the people living here should learn Kannada. We cannot remain silent like this. Kannadigas are not " Insolent but love for Kannada should be developed.”
He said, "We should not become like the fundamentalists of other states. Rather we should develop respect and appreciation for our language, land and country."
