Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (MS)
Bengaluru, Feb 20: Moodbidri MLA Umanath Kotian on Thursday, February 20, urged the state government to put pressure on union government to add Tulu language to the eighth schedule during the present assembly session that is in progress now.
Speaking on the subject Umanath Kotian said, "More than a crore people of Tulunadu are pressurizing since long to recognize Tulu language at national level. The state government has to recommend the same to the union government so that Tulu can be added to the eighth schedule."
"There are people who speak Konkani, Byari and Urdu languages in Tulunadu. But they are Tulunadigas. They all speak Tulu as they have born and brought up in Tulunadu. The traditional sport Kambala of Tulunadu is recognized worldwide now. So the people of Tulunadu want the language of such a glorious land to be added to the eighth schedule. This should be first passed at the state level and then should be recommended to the centre," added Kotian.