Bengaluru / Kasaragod: Head of Karnataka Minister B Yediyurappa on Monday wrote to Kerala’s colleague Pinarayi Vijayan asked him to stop changing the names of places in Kasaragod District of Kerala from Kannada to Malayalam.
The Kerala Government denied the news report that it would consider changing the names of certain places.
In for example, Yediyurappa registered the existing Kannada name and the name Malayalam newly proposed from those places.
“Kasaragod area that speaks of Kannada, where Manjeshwar and Kasilagod are famous for traditional cultures and historical backgrounds and names of places in Kasaragod and Manjeshwar close to the emotions of people and bring very large sentimental values for them.
Chairs time.” Very astounding to note that in the past recently there was an effort by the local body to change the name of several villages without providing the residents of these regions to express their views, “Yediyurappa said.” The change in the name of the village will hurt the feelings of the people and sentiments They are detrimental.
It will also destroy the culture of Kannada and Tulu, which has been there for a long time, “said Yediyurappa.
He warned that the actions of changing the names of these villages would cause sadness in the community who lived there, and this could affect harmony, commitment and brotherhood at BETWEEN Public Kannada and Malayalam – Head of Minister of Karnataka said the names that exist mostly came from Kannada and Tulu while some names have a long history of several centuries.
State that many institutions have provided representatives for the development of the Border Area of the Karnataka Authority (KBADA), he said , “I asked you to reconsider the decision proposed to change the names of several villages in Kasaragod and Manjeshwara Taluks from Kasaragod District in Kerala State.” He also said the Kerala government might not have the intention to change.
The names of these villages and this might be a unilateral decision from local bodies These villages.
Previously, the chairman of the KBADA Dr.
Somasekhara took this problem for Yediyurappa’s notification which stated that the Kerala Government intends to change the names of several Kerala villages from Kannada to Malayalam.
Karnataka Forest and Kannada and Minister of Culture Aravind Limbavali also wrote to Yediyurappa regarding the movement of the Kerala Government to change the names of border villages in the state of Kannada to Malayalam.
“We must be very opposed to the steps of Kerala’s government as a step to protect Kannada culture.
Because the problem is about the emotions of the people and also sensitive,” he said and asked Yediyurappa to write to Kerala colleagues and urged him to withdraw the decision to change the village’s name to Malayalam.
Karnataka’s main education minister and Secondary S Suresh Kumar also expressed anger at the move.
Former Head of Minister H D Kumaraswamy, whose party was part of the LDF government in Kerala, also wrote to Vijayan on this issue.
“I sincerely ask you to stop the process on behalf of linguistic harmony and cultural coexistence.
Kasaragod, despite the part of Kerala, has a smooth affinity with Karnataka for decades, and people in the area have always been accommodating from each inheritance Linguistic of others.
It will be extraordinary to continue the tradition, “Kumaraswamy wrote in his letter.
However, the Kerala government, denied it to reflect on changing the names of certain places in the Kasaragod District.
The minister of the Local Mandiri Mandiri government office denied the report and said the powerful LDF government had not taken any steps to change the names of places in Kasaragod Regency.
“This news is completely unfounded.
There are no steps by the Kerala Government to change the name of the place,” said the senior source of the minister’s office to PTI.
Manjeshwaram Mla A K M Ashraf also said there was no step to change the names of places.
Change the name Kannada to Malayalam: Yediyurappa wrote to Pinarayi Vijayan; Kerala Govt denied such a step
