Viral video: 'Language warrior' demands SBI employee to speak in Kannada, she says ‘No'
A viral video purportedly showing an SBI bank official in Karnataka and a customer has added fuel to the already-existing language row. In the video, the customer insists that the official should speak in Kannada, and she retorts that she won't speak the local language. Following the backlash, the woman issued an apology video.
' WILL NOT SPEAK KANNADA IN KARNATAKA, NEVER, SPEAK IN HINDI. @TheOfficialSBI Branch manager SBI, surya nagara, anekal taluk KARNATAKA. Your Branch manager and staff disrespect the Kannada language, imposing Hindi on people of Karnataka, misbehaving with customers, on duty times, not giving service, violated or not following. @RBI rules and guidelines. I urge take action immediately. @nsitharaman,' wrote an X user while posting a video of the row between the official and the customer.
In the video, the man recording the video says, 'This is Karnataka, ma'am.' The woman replies, 'This is India.' She continues, 'I will not speak Kannada first,' adding that her mother tongue is Hindi.
HT.com has reached out to SBI for an official remark on the matter. The report will be updated when the bank responds.
In another video, the woman is seen speaking in Kannada with the help of her colleagues. She says, 'If I have hurt anyone, I sincerely apologise. I will try to cooperate and conduct my business in Kannada going forward.'
The language row erupted with a post that warned "outsiders in Bengaluru" to learn the language. Following this, people flooded social media with numerous opinionated reactions.
While some spoke in favour of speaking Kannada in Karnataka, others argued it's not possible for people to learn various languages spoken in different corners of India. The row also sparked a war of words about North India and South India on social media.
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