Kannada 'ugliest language' row: Here's how Twitterati reacted
Google found itself in hot water after a search for "ugliest language" threw up Kannada as the top result. The Karnataka government, responding to this, on Thursday said it will take legal action against the tech giant. Here's how Twitterati reacted to this development:
Home to the great Vijayanagara Empire, #Kannada language has a rich heritage, a glorious legacy and a unique culture. One of the world\u2019s oldest languages Kannada had great scholars who wrote epics much before Geoffrey Chaucer was born in the 14th century. Apologise @GoogleIndia. pic.twitter.com/Xie927D0mf
The management of the @Google should apologies from our Nation. Kannada is one of the beautiful languages of India. @sundarpichai you are CEO of Google and its your responsibility not to defame any of our languages.#Kannada
Dear @Google please do improve your search engine. Articles that disrespect our culture pops up. Kannada is one of the most beautiful languages in india. Please do remove such pages that disrespect our language. \u0cb8\u0cbf\u0cb0\u0cbf \u0c95\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0ca1.#Kannada#QueenOfTheSouth#queenoflanguagespic.twitter.com/Jp07rkRZYq