Twitter campaign for Tulu gets support from politicians
Mangaluru, June 14: A Twitter campaign demanding official language status for Tulu launched by various Tulu organisations on Sunday received support from politicians and the public in the coastal belt.
Launched with the hashtag #TuluOfficialinKA_KL, the campaign began from 6 AM on Sunday till midnight.
The organisations, including 'Jai Tulunad', took up the campaign to urge both Kerala and Karnataka to declare Tulu as an official language.
Backing the campaign, Dakshina Kannada MP and BJP State president Nalin Kumar Kateel tweeted in Tulu saying, Efforts and talks are on to include Tulu in the eighth schedule. A few technical issues need to be sorted out. All efforts will be made to announce Tulu as official language during our tenure itself."
Former MLC Ganesh Karnik, in his tweet, said, Lets all be proud Tuluvas with our distinct identity, our unique culture, our entrepreneurship and all our all-inclusive live and let live philosophy of co-existence with people speaking many languages.
Tulu language is our mother tongue. Every one of us want Tulu to get official language status, tweeted Vedavyas Kamath, MLA.
Mangalore city north MLA Bharath Shetty, in his tweet, said Tulu, the language of coastal Karnataka, has a rich oral tradition and historical, cultural significance.
Dakshina Kannada district-in-Charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary tweeted saying he supported the demand of the people of Tulunadu to get special status for Tulu.
Tulu is not only a language but also a culture and tradition with a history of its own, he said.
More than 2.5 lakh people tweeted in support of the campaign during the day.
ಒಂಜಾತ್ ತಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ದೋಷಲೆನ್ ಸರಿ ಮಲ್ತ್ದ್ ನಮ್ಮ ಅವಧಿಡ್ ತುಲು ಬಾಸೆಗ್ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಬಾಸೆ ಪನ್ಪುನ ಮಾನಾದಿಗೆ ಕೊರ್ಪಾವ. (2)#TuluofficialinKA_KL #ತುಳುನಾಡು #ತುಳುಭಾಷೆ #TuluTo8thSchedule
— Nalinkumar Kateel (@nalinkateel) June 13, 2021
#TuluOfficialinKA_KL #Tulu #TuluTo8thSchedule
— Capt Ganesh Karnik ?? (@GaneshKarnik) June 13, 2021
One of the most beautiful place on the Arabia coast with vibrant multi linguistic culture, Tulu being a common language spoken by everyone, is an ideal example of co-existence for centuries. A model region developed by self enterprise pic.twitter.com/jmdXx9sy0p
ಸಾರ ಸತ್ಯೋಲು ನೆಲೆ ಆಯಿನ ಪಂಚವರ್ಣದ ಪುಂಚೊದ ಮಣ್ಣ್ದ ಪುಗರ್ತೆದ ತುಳುಭಾಷೆ ಎನ್ನ ಅಪ್ಪೆಭಾಷೆ. ತುಲು ಬಾಸೆಗ್ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಮಾನಾದಿಗೆ ತಿಕ್ಕೊಡು ಪನ್ಪಿಂಚಿ ಆಸೆ ನಮ್ಮವು.#TuluofficialinKA_KL #tulunaad #ತುಳುವಿಗೆ_ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ_ಅಧಿಕೃತ_ಸ್ಥಾನಮಾನ_ಬೇಕು #ತುಳುನಾಡು #ತುಳುಭಾಷೆ #TuluTo8thSchedule
— Vedavyas Kamath (@vedavyasbjp) June 13, 2021
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'Engineered narratives': West Bengal guv on alleged molestation charges against him
Kolkata, May 2: West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Thursday said he will not be cowed down by “engineered narratives” and the "truth shall triumph” after TMC leaders claimed that a woman working at Raj Bhavan levelled allegations of molestation against him.
In a statement, the Governor said, “Truth shall triumph. I refuse to be cowed down by engineered narratives. If anybody wants some election benefits by maligning me, God bless them. But they cannot stop my fight against corruption and violence in Bengal,”
To the Raj Bhavan staff "who expressed solidarity with him following some derogatory narratives that were circulated by two disgruntled employees as agents of political parties," a communication by Raj Bhawan said.
The Governor’s statement came after senior TMC leaders claimed this evening in a series of social media posts that the woman, who had levelled the allegations, has been taken to a police station to complain against Bose.
Though police sources said they received a verbal complaint, there was no official word on whether a formal complaint had been registered.
“BIG. Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose was accused of molesting a woman. How utterly appalling and Horrifying. Ahead of @narendramodi visit to Kolkata who is supposed to stay overnight at Raj Bhavan, a woman has alleged that she was molested while she went to meet the Governor at Raj Bhavan today. The complainant has been taken to the Hare Street police station for filing a complaint. The woman has accused the Governor of molesting her. Shocking and disgraceful,” TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose said in a post on X.
Fellow TMC MP Saket Gokhale also posted on his X account regarding the issue.
West Bengal Women and Child Development Minister Shashi Panja said it is “shameful” that the Governor has maligned his post and has used it to “torture a woman”.
“It is appalling and shocking to see such an incident. This is the same Governor who had reached out to Sandeshkhali to talk about women’s rights and Nari Shakti. This is shameful that the Governor sought undue advantages in the pretext of giving her a permanent job. We want Prime Minister Narendra Modi who will be addressing rallies in Bengal tomorrow to react on this issue,” she said.
According to sources in the Governor's House, the "woman employee with the help of her alleged boyfriend who is also an employee of the Raj Bhavan was blocking complaints (from people) being sent to the Election Commission of India.
"When she was reprimanded for that, she went outside and alleged molestation. She is in the habit of throwing tantrums against her colleagues because of some disease," a Raj Bhavan official said.
The West Bengal Governor and the TMC government have shared an acrimonious relationship since he assumed office in November 2022 and had several run-ins on various issues.
The BJP said it has to be seen whether this a “conspiracy by the TMC” or has an “iota of truth in it”.
“We all know that the TMC is politically cornered on the issue of SSC scam and is looking for a breathing space. So this needs to be seen whether this is a conspiracy by the TMC or it has any iota of truth in it,” BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari said.
BIG. Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose accused of molesting a woman. How utterly APPALLING and HORRIFYING. Ahead of @narendramodi visit to Kolkata who is supposed to stay overnight at Raj Bhavan, a woman has alleged that she was molested while she went to meet the Governor at Raj…
— Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) May 2, 2024
Shameful that a constitutional office holder should try to prejudice an impartial investigation by attacking the motive of the complainant. We have seen this happen in that infamous Saturday Hearing of the Supreme Court. Respect women! https://t.co/E6eJLQvFXO
— sanjoy ghose (@advsanjoy) May 2, 2024
