"Start Respecting Local Languages": Telangana Minister KTR To IndiGo
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Devasmita Chakraverty, Assistant Professor of Education at IIM Ahmedabad, who spotlighted the incident, said the woman was forced to give up her seat as the attendant called it a "security issue".
A Telugu woman, seated in the emergency exit row, was allegedly forced to change her seat on an IndiGo plane as she could not speak English. The incident, two days ago on the Vijaywada-Hyderabad route (6E7297 flight), caught Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao or KTR's attention. Dear @IndiGo6E Management, I request you to start respecting local languages & passengers who may not be well conversant in English or HindiIn regional routes, recruit more staff who can speak the local language like Telugu, Tamil, Kannada etc. This will be a win-win solution https://t.co/GbJGi5nl0W Indigo 6E 7297. Vijayawada (AP) to Hyderabad (Telangana), Sept 16-2022. The woman in green originally sitting in 2A (XL seat, exit row) was forced to seat 3C because she understood only Telugu, not English/Hindi. The attendant said it's a security issue. #discrimination@IndiGo6Epic.twitter.com/bHa8hQj5vz
The Minister has urged the airline to "start respecting local languages".
"Dear @IndiGo6E Management, I request you to start respecting local languages & passengers who may not be well conversant in English or Hindi," said the Minister.
Respect to local language, resistance and resentment about Hindi being imposed, without giving non-Hindi speaking people a choice about whether or not they want to learn Hindi, is an emotive and sentimental point of anger among non-Hindi speaking population, especially in the south.
