Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has defended the federal government’s determination to file a defamation go well with in opposition to the state BJP, saying “pretend information will face actual penalties”. He additionally accused the Opposition of spreading lies by means of its latest marketing campaign in opposition to the state authorities.
Siddaramaiah’s defence, in a put up on X on Tuesday, got here when he debunked BJP claims that the Karnataka Congress authorities had ignored Kannada and different languages, and allotted Rs 100 crore for Urdu alone. “Karnataka BJP is spreading a malicious lie that our authorities gave extra funds to Urdu whereas neglecting Kannada. This isn’t simply false – it’s a deliberate try to incite communal hatred. A nationwide social gathering behaving like web trolls is deeply shameful,” he mentioned.
.@BJP4Karnataka is spreading a malicious lie that our Govt gave extra funds to Urdu whereas neglecting Kannada.
This isn’t simply false — it’s a deliberate try to incite communal hatred.
A nationwide social gathering behaving like web trolls is deeply shameful. pic.twitter.com/eYSA3lGLbl
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) May 27, 2025
The BJP, in a latest put up, had alleged that “Urdu lover” Siddaramaiah had betrayed Kannadigas by allocating Rs 100 crore for the event of Urdu, whereas solely Rs 32 crore was budgeted for the event of Kannada. This was part of its latest marketing campaign in opposition to the Congress authorities, when it accomplished two years in workplace.
Following the identical, the Karnataka authorities on Sunday had issued a notification to file the case, and deputed the secretary of the personnel and administrative reforms division because the complainant. The BJP had condemned the choice, terming it the imposition of one other Emergency within the state.
Siddaramaiah mentioned that the declare was “a deliberate political distortion — a lie designed to mislead and provoke”. The federal government had put aside Rs 38,688 crore for supporting Kannada-medium schooling and Rs 999.3 crore for presidency college infrastructure. “This complete allocation advantages Kannada-based schooling. So the place is the neglect?” he requested.
Siddaramaiah clarified that the Rs 100 crore allocation for the minority welfare division is for Urdu-medium colleges, which might be used to enhance school rooms, trainer appointments, textbooks and faculty buildings. “Equating any language with a selected faith is an insult to that language,” Siddaramaiah mentioned.
All native tongues of Karnataka — Tulu, Kodava, Konkani, Arebhashe, Byari — have devoted academies and obtain an annual grant of ₹80 lakh every, together with additional funds for cultural programmes, Siddaramaiah added. “For Kannada, we now have a full-fledged Kannada and Tradition Division managing 14 Academies, 3 Authorities and 24 Literary Trusts, all working completely for Kannada, Kannadigas and Karnataka,” he additional famous.
“Kannada isn’t just a language. It’s our id, delight, and mom tongue — and our authorities won’t ever tolerate insults to Kannada or Karnataka. To defend this honour, we’ve filed a defamation go well with within the Hon’ble forty second CJM Court docket, Bengaluru in opposition to Karnataka BJP for spreading lies by means of their “2 Years of Authorities Failure” marketing campaign. Faux information will face actual penalties,” Siddaramaiah added.