Hindi is Bengaluru’s official language? VIRAL VIDEO ignites language debate

Karnataka: Official Language Of Bengaluru A viral videotape showing people floundering to name Bengaluru’s sanctioned language, choosing Hindi, English, and Tamil, has been gaining significant traction on social media.

 What's the sanctioned language of Bengaluru?

The videotape has also drawn strong responses from Kannadigas, who are venting their frustration over the misrepresentation. In the vox pop videotape, which was supposedly recorded in Mumbai, nothing mentioned Kannada as the sanctioned language of the Silicon Valley of India. 'Hindi is the sanctioned language of Bengaluru?' Asked a man in the viral videotape who was taking public opinion.

Vague answers from people: 

In response, a woman said, " I suppose Bengaluru does n’t have an sanctioned language." The other said it is Hindi 
 A third one joined, Sanskrit or Hindi and she made a bet on either of the language. Three other women also believed that Hindi is the sanctioned language of Bengaluru. Meanwhile, someone additional responded with  Tamil, while others said,  English. After watching the viral videotape, numerous from the southern megacity expressed frustration over what they see as the dwindling recognition of their language in the Karnataka capital.

Neitizens replied:

I went to many of them and almost no one knew the santioned language of Bengaluru! These GenZ kiddies warrant General Knowledge!" said one social media user. A fourth said, "Sad really! These Gen Zs are a new contagion of the society! No general knowledge, no update on current affairs! Just Insta, Tinder, FB." 

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Hindi is the public language

Kannadigas have learned Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi to admire and accommodate others, but in return, they're being sidelined in their own land. The nonage outlanders have made their languages more dominant, smirching Kannada," expressed yet another social media user. 

A fifth X user posted, "This isn't entirely their fault because they were brought up with the notion that Hindi is the public language, corroborated by seminaries and the stereotyping of South Indians as either Madrasis( i.e., Tamil) or socialists( i.e., Malayalis). Now, they're familiar with Telugu because of masala pictures, but Kannada remains unheard of."