H.D. Kumraswamy questions Kerala’s move to change Kannada names of villages
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The former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Sunday questioned the Kerala authorities over makes an attempt to change the names of sure locations in Kasaragod district to Malayalam.
“It has come to my notice that the Kerala government has begun the process of changing the Kannada names of some of the villages in Manjeshwar of Kasaragod into Malayalam. Kasaragod is a place that has close ties with Karnataka. Kannadigas as well as Karnataka have a cultural bond with the people of Kasaragod,” he tweeted on Sunday.
In truth, he stated, Kasaragod has remained as a logo of linguistic concord and coexistence. “Though Kannada- and Malayalam-speaking people are in equal numbers in Kasaragod, they are living in a harmonious manner,” he stated, including that there was a necessity to shield this in future as properly. “In these times, which are marked by politics being played on emotions, it is inevitable to protect linguistic harmony.”
Requesting the Kerala authorities to retain the Kannada names of the villages, he stated it was the obligation of each Kerala and Karnataka to shield the normal emotions of the Kannadigas residing there.
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