Mysuru: Union Minister of State for Railways V. Somanna reprimanded several senior Railway officials for their inability to speak Kannada, despite having served in Mysuru for three to four years.
During a review of projects initiated by SWR, senior officers presented their updates in Hindi. Somanna expressed his dissatisfaction with this practice. “Why can’t you speak in Kannada? I did not know a single word of Hindi before I was appointed Minister, but I am learning it with special interest and efforts. You have been in Mysuru for two to three years and still do not know any Kannada,” he said.
