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‘Bengaluru is closed for…’: Post on X sparks row; netizens say ‘Britishers would be smiling now’
- Though Bengaluru is home to multi-cultural people, with professionals from across India coming to work in the country's IT capital, tensions over Kannada and language militancy are sparking trouble in the city.
Bengaluru has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Be it the rising road rage in the city or a scuffle between auto-rickshaw drivers and customers, many trivial incidents are quickly taking on a linguistic dimension. In the latest incident, a social media post has raised a few eyebrows. It said that "Bengaluru is closed for north India and neighbouring states who don't want to learn Kannada".
The post has sparked a heated debate in the digital realm and reignited the Kannada language row on social media. Though Bengaluru is home to multi-cultural people, with people from across India coming to work in the city's IT sector, some linguistic militants are trying to force people to learn 'Kannada'.
An X user suggested that people who don't respect the local language and culture should avoid Bengaluru: “Bengaluru is closed for north India and neighbouring states who doesn't want to learn Kannada. They don't need Bengaluru when they can't respect language and culture (sic),” the user wrote.
Ever since the post appeared on social media, it has garnered almost 80k views and hundreds of comments.
Here are a few of them
One wrote: "Why are northies so dumb ! If you don't want to learn Kannada better don't come to Kannada city Bengaluru."
Another wrote, "I agree with your point, but the government should make this mandatory before allowing immigration to Bangalore. Mob justice is never a good solution."
"Areey waah. Someone just posted a message in English saying one region of India is closed to people from other regions of India who don't want to learn Kannada. Reading this post, Britishers would be smiling now," a third commented.
A fourth said, "Today Banglore is there because of other state hard working people who put all efforts to develop this city, don't forget that and once everything is there you want others to leave, shame on kannada people and the govt of Karnataka who supports sitting blindly."
"Every Language Will Be Respected, first India And Bharata .. So all Are invited to Bengaluru . North Indians Are Welcome," a fifth said.
A sixth said, "Better not to step out of Karnataka or else you also will be in trouble to communicate in Malayali,Tamil and Telugu."
A seventh user said, "Listen, think if you get similar treatment in Non Kannad speaking states, don't be a loser."
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First Published:24 Jan 2025, 08:20 PM IST
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