Canadian MP's speech in Kannada in Parliament earns him praise
Bengaluru(PTI): A speech in Canada's Parliament by a Canadian MP in his mother tongue Kannada has gone viral on the social media, earning him praise for his love towards his native language.
Chandra Arya, a Member of Parliament from Nepean, hails from Dwaralu, a small village in Sira Taluk of Tumakuru district in Karnataka.
"I spoke in my mother tongue (first language) Kannada in Canadian parliament. This beautiful language has (a) long history and is spoken by about 50 million people. This is the first time Kannada is spoken in any parliament in the world outside of India," Arya has tweeted with a minute-long video of his speech in Kannada.
His speech received a standing ovation from some of his Parliament colleagues.
"Respected Speaker, I'm happy for having got an opportunity to speak in Kannada in Canada's Parliament. It is a proud moment for 5 crore Kannadigas that a man born in Sira Taluk's Dwaralu village in Tumkur (Tumakuru) District from an Indian state of Karnataka, has been elected as Member of Parliament in Canada has spoken in Kannada," he said in his Kannada speech.
Noting that Canada's Kannadigas in 2018 had celebrated Kannada 'Rajyotsava' in Canada's Parliament, he said, "I want to end my statement with (a) few words of the song written by RashtraKavi Kuvempu and sung by Natasaarvabhowma Dr Rajkumar-Elladaru Iru Enthadaru Iru, Endendigu Nee Kannadavaagiru (Wherever you stay, however you are, always be a Kannadiga). Thank You Speaker."
Son of retired Commercial Tax Assistant Commissioner K Govinda Iyer, Chandra Arya is a Liberal Party politician. Appreciating Arya's speech, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said he has spread Kannada's quintessence at the world stage.
"Heartfelt compliments to Chandra Arya for proving that however big one may grow in his life, he should always remember his roots. Elladaru Iru Enthadaru Iru, Endendigu Nee Kannadavaagiru," he tweeted.
Minister for Large and Medium-scale Industries Murugesh R Nirani said, "It is an absolute honour to see the language of our land, Kannada being spoken in the Canadian Parliament. It fills us all with immense pride."
Karnataka Congress President D K Shivakumar said, "It makes me happy to see our great Kannada language spoken in the Canadian parliament. A great idea by Sri Chandra Arya. Kannadigas across the world must fly high the flag of our mother tongue."
Arya had recently urged the Canadian people and the government to recognise the difference between the 'swastika', an ancient and auspicious symbol for Hindus and the 20th century Nazi symbol 'Hakenkreuz', pointing out that there is no similarity between the two.
I spoke in my mother tongue (first language) Kannada in Canadian parliament.
— Chandra Arya (@AryaCanada) May 19, 2022
This beautiful language has long history and is spoken by about 50 million people.
This is the first time Kannada is spoken in any parliament in the world outside of India. pic.twitter.com/AUanNlkETT
ತುಮಕೂರು ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ, ಶಿರಾ ತಾಲೂಕಿನ ದ್ವಾರಾಳು ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ ಚಂದ್ರ ಆರ್ಯ @AryaCanada ಕೆನಡಾ ದೇಶದ ಸಂಸತ್ತಿನ ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಯಾಗಿ, ತಮ್ಮ ಮೊದಲ ಭಾಷಣವನ್ನು ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಮಾತನಾಡುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಕನ್ನಡದ ಸೊಗಡನ್ನು ಅಂತಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಮಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಮೊಳಗಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಮನುಷ್ಯ ತಾನು ಎಷ್ಟೇ ಎತ್ತರಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋದರೂ,
— Basavaraj S Bommai (@BSBommai) May 20, 2022
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It makes me happy to see our great Kannada language spoken in the Canadian parliament. A great idea by Sri Chandra Arya. Kannadigas across the world must fly high the flag of our mother tongue.@AryaCanada https://t.co/ZXtTgbPEEn
— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) May 20, 2022
"ಎಲ್ಲಾದರೂ ಇರು, ಎಂತಾದರೂ ಇರು, ಎಂದೆಂದಿಗೂ ನೀ ಕನ್ನಡವಾಗಿರು"
— Dr. Ashwathnarayan C. N. (@drashwathcn) May 20, 2022
ಕೆನಡಾದ ಸಂಸತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡದ ಕಂಪು ಮೊಳಗಿಸಿದ ಅಲ್ಲಿನ ಸಂಸದರಾಗಿರುವ ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ ಶ್ರೀ @AryaCanada ಅವರ ಮೂಲಕ ಪ್ರತಿಧ್ವನಿಸಿದ ಈ ಕವಿವಾಣಿ ಎಂದೆಂದಿಗೂ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ!
ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಸ್ತೂರಿಯ ಪರಿಮಳವನ್ನು ಪಸರಿಸಿದ ತಮಗೆ ಮನಃಪೂರ್ವಕ ಅಭಿನಂದನೆಗಳು. https://t.co/Ms8JRcap6x
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
