@Amritesh_Bakshi@Sharanyashettyy OP has no problem with english being the mode of communication/commerce and has infact defended it in his prvious tweets. real world incident has thought him a lesson, which he addresses in this post.
@churumuri@CMofKarnataka@DKShivakumar The whole of India gave the urdu speakers a distinct land, which they asked for.
They took it and still didn't leave 😭
Experienced the anti-Kannada entitlement firsthand today, and frankly, I’m still furious.
A Hindi-speaking couple hit our car at Orion Mall,Bengaluru.
When my driver confronted them about the damage, the woman eventually started screaming at him to “speak in English or Hindi” because she didn’t understand Kannada.
That’s when I intervened - No. He will speak Kannada. We are in Karnataka.
And she LOST it.
“You Kannadigas hate North Indians.” “Why should I learn Kannada?” “You should know Hindi.” And then outright contempt for Kannada itself.
Sorry, WHAT?
You move to Karnataka, don’t learn Kannada - absolutely your choice. Nobody needs to force you. But then demanding that Kannadigas know your language, in their own state, and getting offended because someone speaks Kannada to you?
That is not discrimination against North Indians. That is entitlement.
I speak Hindi. I have never had an issue speaking it. I’ve always thought this entire language war was pointless.
But today? I finally understood where some of this anger comes from.
You don’t have to know Kannada. But you damn well don’t get to disrespect it in Karnataka and then play victim because Kannadigas won’t switch to Hindi for you.
Ps: have videos, Recordings but have no bandwidth for this.