Congress chief opposes building of Sanskrit University in Karnataka

After the Karnataka authorities allotted 100 acres of land for the everlasting campus of Karnataka Sanskrit University, Congress leaders and Islamists have began opposing the transfer. They have been joined by Kannada regionalists, who contemplate Sanskrit as an alien language.
State Congress Spokesperson A N Nataraja Gowda opposed the development of the Sanskrit University, calling it ‘Useless’. He was joined by many others on the social media platform, and a hashtag saying ‘SayNotoSanskrit’ was trending on Twitter to oppose the Basavaraj Bommai-led State Government’s transfer to assemble a everlasting campus for Karnataka Sanskrit University in Magadi, Ramnagara.
Magadi’s savanadurga is a pre historic web site. Remnants of civilization that existed 2000+ years again have been discovered right here. Instead of boosting tourism sector of this taluk govt is allotting land to ineffective Sanskrit college.#SayNoToSanskrit #ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತವಿವಿಬೇಡ pic.twitter.com/OUBwjCgiXO— A N Nataraj Gowda – ಎ.ಎನ್.ನಟರಾಜ್ ಗೌಡ (@annatarajgowda) January 16, 2022
The Karnataka state Congress Secretary and Spokesperson tweeted, “…Instead of boosting tourism sector of this taluk govt is allotting land to useless Sanskrit university.” The transfer has sparked criticism in Dravidian circles and folks have linked the promotion of Sanskrit within the state to alleged Hindi Imposition. Sparked by Dravidian sentiments, the hashtag #SayNotoSanskrit was seen trending on Twitter this afternoon alongside many tweets mentioning #CeaseHindiImposition.
Request my Dravidian sisters and brothers to assist us. Please pattern. #SayNoToSanskrit— ಮ್ಯಾನ್ಡಲೋರಿಯನ್ 🟨🟥 (@kannadamando) January 16, 2022
Members of the Popular Front of India, an extremist Islamic Organization have been additionally seen collaborating within the pattern. PFI Karnataka state President Yasir Hasan whereas saying that any ‘foreign’ languages won’t be tolerated within the land of Basavaraja requested individuals to withstand this act of ‘Sanskrit/Hindi Imposition’. He tweeted, “…Any foreign languages will not be tolerated in the land of Basavanna. Our forefathers have nourished the ethnicity of this land with Kannada. All Kannadigas must come forward to resist Hindi/Sanskrit imposition.”
Kannada is the soul of this soil. Any international languages won’t be tolerated within the land of Basavanna. Our forefathers have nourished the ethnicity of this land with kannada. All kannadigas should come ahead to withstand Hindi/Sanskrit imposition.#SayNoToSanskrit#ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತವಿವಿಬೇಡ pic.twitter.com/vH4bw7pZ1P— Yasir Hasan (State President, PFI Kar) (@yhpfi) January 16, 2022
The criticism appears to have sparked from Kannada regionalists, who contemplate the promotion of every other language aside from Kannada – the state language – as an imposition. Dravidian sentiments alongside the Islamists are additionally at play to oppose the Government’s transfer of establishing a full-time campus for the Karnataka Sanskrit University. A Twitter consumer named Shoib Ilaya, termed the transfer as ‘Brahmanical enforcement’.
Do be a part of the marketing campaign let’s get unite the state in opposition to this brahmanical enforcement in Karnataka ! #SayNoToSanskrit #ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತವಿವಿಬೇಡ pic.twitter.com/1pS8hkE0Mg— shoib iliya (@shoib_iliya97) January 16, 2022
The decided pattern quickly witnessed widespread criticism from individuals, lots of whom have been residents of Karnataka. The basis of the Sanskrit University campus in Magadi additionally has historic significance for the reason that city is the birthplace of King Kempegowda, the founding father of Bengaluru. The metropolis hosts many massive scale temples constructed by the ruler together with the Ranganathaswamy temple and Kalabhairaveshwara temple in close by Savanadurga.
Karnataka Needs Sanskrit Vishva Vidyalaya….Tax payers of karnataka are welcoming itThanks @BSBommai sir for main on this matter @BJP4KarnatakaKarnataka Says No to URDU University#SayNoToSanskrit#ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತವಿವಿಬೇಡ— ರಾಮ್ ವೈರಮುಡಿ (@ram_vairamudi) January 16, 2022
Why ought to it’s #SayNoToSanskrit? People of all faiths in India can be taught their non secular scriptures of their historical scripts like Arabic, Latin and many others ..however a Hindu shouldn’t be taught Sanskrit! Why this discrimination for a Hindu solely???— Sucheta Chatterji (@Suchetachatter4) January 16, 2022
Karnataka Sanskrit University will get a everlasting campus in Magadi, Ramanagara after 10 years of functioning. CM Bommai will lay the muse stone for the University tomorrow. University will come up on 100 acres of land at a value of Rs 320 crs. pic.twitter.com/wCpxBHc9OX— . (@ram_bhaktha) January 2, 2022
In an earlier growth, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had laid the muse of the everlasting campus of the Karnataka Sanskrit University in Magadi on January 03, 2021. The University which has been operational for the final 10 years since 2010 was working with out a everlasting campus in Bengaluru resulting from a scarcity of funds. The new campus will probably be constructed on a 100-acre land close to Magadi at a value of Rs. 320 crore.