Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday condemned the conduct of a State Financial institution of India (SBI) department supervisor in Anekal taluk, who allegedly refused to talk in Kannada throughout a confrontation with a buyer, a video of which went viral on social media, sparking widespread outrage.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.(PTI) Try his submit right here:
Within the now-viral video, recorded on the Surya Nagar department in Anekal, the girl supervisor might be heard repeatedly insisting that she wouldn’t communicate in Kannada and would solely converse in Hindi.
The shopper, invoking Reserve Financial institution of India (RBI) tips, argued that financial institution officers are anticipated to speak within the regional language. Regardless of this, the supervisor stood her floor, igniting anger amongst Kannada activists and pro-Kannada teams, who’ve since demanded an apology and disciplinary motion.
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Reacting to the general public backlash, SBI swiftly transferred the supervisor. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah acknowledged the transfer on X (previously Twitter), calling the supervisor’s behaviour “strongly condemnable” and thanking SBI for its immediate response.
“The behaviour of the SBI Branch Manager in Surya Nagara, Anekal Taluk, refusing to speak in Kannada and English, and showing disregard to citizens, is strongly condemnable. We appreciate SBI’s swift action in transferring the official. The matter may now be treated as closed,” he posted.
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Nevertheless, the Chief Minister careworn that such incidents should not occur once more. Emphasising the significance of linguistic respect in public service, he referred to as on the Union Finance Ministry and the Division of Monetary Providers to make sure that all banking workers throughout the nation obtain cultural and language sensitisation coaching. “Respecting local language is respecting the people,” he mentioned, including the hashtag #KannadaFirst.
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