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By Our Staff Correspondent
MYSORE, MAY 9. The Governor, T.N. Chaturvedi, today denied having made any comment that was antagonistic to Kannada and said that he was aware of history and the profound values enshrined in Kannada literature. Mr. Chaturvedi, who was in the city to participate in programmes at the Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Ashram and the Sri Ramakrishna Ashram, was reacting when his attention was drawn by presspersons to a reported statement of his on the withdrawal of a Government Order. "Though I do not know the language, I am aware of the literary traditions of Kannada and appreciate the profound views espoused by it,'' he said. Mr. Chaturvedi said those who misread his statement had created a needless controversy. He had only said that government orders in other languages would not have harmed Kannada but would have helped minorities who did not know the language to understand what such orders meant. He said linguistic barriers should not be an issue to divide people and those raking up the controversy on the subject should instead focus their attention on strengthening the State.
Our Bangalore Special Correspondent reports: Some Kannada activists have criticised Mr. Chaturvedi for speaking against the withdrawal of the Government Order on publishing all government orders and notifications in the languages of the linguistic minorities in the State, besides Kannada. The Kannada Geleyara Balaga, headed by writers, M. Chidananda Murthy and L.S. Seshagiri Rao, has said that Mr. Chaturvedi has provoked Kannadigas by his latest stand. Some time ago, he pleaded for the setting up of a directorate for Sanskrit. The convenor of the Balaga, R.N. Chandrashekar, wanted the Government to complain against Mr. Chaturvedi to the Union Home Minister, L.K. Advani. The Governor is reported to have expressed displeasure over the withdrawal of the controversial Government Order of March 31, 2004 while releasing a compact disc on Jyotishyasastra brought out by C.R. Subramaniam, former chairman and managing director of Bharat Electronics Ltd., at a function held at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan on Friday. Mr. Chaturvedi had called for broadmindedness even while loving one's language.
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