A language Bill in Kerala has become a schooling dispute between two states, not because Malayalam needs defending in Kerala, but because border classrooms do. On January 9, Karnataka Chief Minister ...

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has firmly criticised Kerala’s proposed Malayalam Language Bill-2025, stating that it threatens freedom and could hurt students in Kerala’s border districts, ...

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 9 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has opposed Kerala's Malayalam Language Bill, 2025, warning that "promotion cannot become imposition". "India's ...

Kerala passed the Malayalam Language Bill in Oct 2025, making it the sole official language. The bill mandates Malayalam as a compulsory subject from Class 1 to Class 10. Karnataka opposes the bill, ...

The contention that the Malayalam Language Bill, 2025, is unconstitutional and goes against the interests of Kannada-speaking linguistic minorities in Kerala is a gimmick, the Aikya Malayala ...

Union minister Somanna termed Malayalam Language Bill as unconstitutional; urged Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to withdraw the Bill ...

General Education Minister V. Sivankutty said on Sunday (January 25, 2026) that the concerns raised over the Malayalam Language Bill, 2025, were unfounded, considering the importance given by the ...

As per section seven of the bill, exemptions have been given to Kannada and Tamil linguistic minorities in communications with the state government offices.