« Multinational companies should stop such repeated insult of #Kannada This is a matter of Kannadigas’ self-pride and we will not tolerate the rise in such incidents. @amazonca should, therefore, apologise to Kannadigas. Legal action will be taken immediately against @amazonca, » a Karnataka minister tweeted.
Following outrage against e- commerce giant after users claimed that a bikini having colours of the and emblem was available for sale on its Canada site, state’s Kannada and Culture Minister Aravind Limbavali has said the government would take legal action. Calling it a matter of Kannadigas’ self-pride and that the government would not tolerate such things, the Minister asked to apologise. This comes close on the heels of an outrage against tech giant Google over a search result that showed Kannada as Indias « ugliest language ».
