How much more should people of other languages sacrifice for not knowing Hindi, asks Kumaraswamy

BENGALURU: Flaying the AYUSH secretary's conduct for allegedly asking non-Hindi participants to leave a training programme, JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday asked whether it was done with "shameless excitement" to impose Hindi.
The former chief minister also asked how much more people of other languages including Kannadigas have to sacrifice in this country for not knowing Hindi.
The JD(S) leader was referring to a recent incident where Rajesh Kotecha, secretary at the AYUSH department, asked those who did not understand Hindi to leave an online training session as he could not speak English.
Kumaraswamy asked "is this a request for not knowing English or a shameless excitement to impose Hindi?"
In a series of tweets in Kannada, he said constitutional federalism is the mantra for this country's unity and every language here is part of the federal structure.
"When such is the situation, isn't asking people to leave the training programme for not knowing Hindi a violation of the federal system? Anti-Constitution?" he asked.
Kumaraswamy wondered how much more will non-Hindi speakers have to suffer in this country and demanded immediate action against Kotecha, who he said has an "obsession for Hindi supremacy".
Kumaraswamy had recently alleged that political leaders from the south were deprived of opportunities by "Hindi politics and discrimination". He had said it has prevented many South Indians from becoming the Prime Minister.
He had also accused the ruling class of ignoring the south with "disdain", and raised concerns over Kannadigas allegedly being denied opportunities from getting jobs as for many government and public sector jobs, one has to write exams either in English or Hindi.