A viral video aroused the controversy among the Kannadigas after revealing that several people in Mumbai could not appoint Kannada as the official language of Bengaluru.
The video, published on X by “Ice Candy Gopala”, presents a man quiz random passers -by on the official language of the capital of Karnataka. The answers went from Hindi and English to Malayalam, Tamil and even Sanskrit – but not a single person mentioned Kannada, in the video. The clip was subtitled: “It’s not their fault.”
Kannadigas React: “send them back to school”
The video ignited a wave of reactions on social networks. A user has smoked: “Even a little child knows that Bengaluru is in Karnataka, all you need is elementary education to know these facts”, while another has commented: “I think that more reflects the state of education and knowledge of our nation. I am sure that people will not manage to link other cities, culture and language, unfortunately! “”
Some users defended the respondents, linking parallels to similar false ideas. “If you ask the people of Bengaluru what the official language of Mumbai is, most will say the Hindi instead of the Marathi. Not everyone knows, ”said a person.
Croissant debate on Kannada in Bengaluru
This is not the first time that Kannada’s prominence in Bengaluru has been a subject of discussion.
A few days ago, a viral position declaring: “Bengaluru is closed for North India and neighboring states that do not want to learn Kannada,” rekindled a heated debate on the city’s local language and culture.
Shared on X (formerly Twitter) by the user Babruvahana (@paarmatma), the post reads as follows:
“Bengaluru is closed for North India and neighboring states that do not want to learn Kannada. They do not need Bengaluru when they cannot respect language and culture. »»
Accompanied by hashtags #Kannada, #Bengaluru and #Karnataka, the post has raised more than 50,000 views, 100 reshara and 1,000 likes, spreading out a widespread discussion on the balance between cultural pride and inclusiveness.
Meanwhile, Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu said that people living in Bengaluru should make an effort to learn Kannada, calling “disrespectful” not to do so. His comment came after another viral post showed that two men carrying t-shirts that read “Hindi national language.”
