Chief Minister Siddaramaiah urges Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to withdraw Malayalam Bhasha Bill 2025
Siddaramaiah, Karnataka's Chief Minister, urged his Kerala counterpart, Pinarayi Vijayan, to withdraw the Malayalam Bhasha Bill 2025. The bill, which aims to make Malayalam mandatory as the first language in schools across Kerala, has sparked concerns among Kannada-speaking linguistic minorities, particularly in Kasaragod. Siddaramaiah argued that the bill violates constitutional rights and threatens the cultural identity of Kannadigas in the region. He emphasized the importance of protecting mother tongues for linguistic minorities and warned of potential opposition from Kannada-speaking communities if the bill is implemented.
10 JAN 2026
— The Hindu
Karnataka's Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah, plans to oppose a Kerala bill promoting Malayalam as a primary language for Kannada-speaking minorities if approved by the Governor.
11 JAN 2026
— The Hindu
Kerala Minister P. Rajeeve challenged the Congress leadership's silence on Karnataka's criticism of the Malayalam Language Bill, 2025.
— The Hindu
The Karnataka Border Area Development Authority (KBADA) has called for explicit exclusions of Kannada linguistic minority areas in the Malayalam Bhasha Bill 2025.
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