Former Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy urges Pinarayi Vijayan not to change Kannada names of villages in Kerala

On changing the Kannada names of some of Kerala villages in Manjeshwara of Kasaragod district into Malayalam, Kumaraswamy said that it is a place that has close ties with Karnataka. "Kannadigas, as well as Karnataka, have cultural bonding with the people of Kasaragod," he said.

New Delhi: Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday (June 27, 2021) urged Pinarayi Vijayan not to change the Kannada names of some of the villages in Kerala into Malayalam. The Janata Dal (S) leader took to his official Twitter account to 'bring certain issues to its notice'. Kumaraswamy said, "It has come to my notice that the Kerala government has begun the process of changing the Kannada names of some of its villages in Manjeshwara of Kasaragod district into Malayalam. Before Kerala takes up such a process of changing the names, I want to bring certain issues to its notice. Kasaragod is a place that has close ties with Karnataka. Kannadigas, as well as Karnataka, have cultural bonding with the people of Kasaragod."