Zameer Ahmed Khan takes oath in English, irks Kannada activists
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Bengaluru: Chamarajpet legislator B Z Zameer Khan who took oath as the new minister in English has irked Kannada activists, who are mercilessly trolling him on social media. Zameer took oath along with Siddaramaiah, D K Shivakumar and others at Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on Saturday.
Videos of Zameer taking oath in English and struggling at it too has not only unleashed memes’ fest but has also invited strong criticism from pro-Kannada activists. Zameer Khan took oath in the name of Allah and his mother.
Taking objection to Khan’s oath in English, Kannada Rakshana Vedike state unit president T A Narayanagowda tweeted that “It is shameless to see Zameer Khan taking oath in English. How right of him not to learn Kannada to read despite being in Karnataka and Karnataka politics for so many years.”
Another activist Rupesh Rajanna wodered when leaders from other parts of the nation are trying to speak in Kannada, Zameer Ahmed Khan despite being in Karnataka for many years has not bothered to take oath in Kannada. “Kannada first, rest everything later. We oppose your move,” he tweeted.
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕಕ್ಕೆ ಬರುವ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ನಾಯಕರೇ ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವಾಗ ಈ ನಾಡಿನಲ್ಲೇ ಹುಟ್ಟಿರೋ @BZZameerAhmedK ಅವರೇ ಇಷ್ಟು ವರ್ಷದಿಂದ ಇಲ್ಲೇ ಇದ್ದು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ವಚನ ಸ್ವೀಕಾರ ಮಾಡೋಲ್ಲ ಅಂದ್ರೆ ನಿಮಗೇನು ಹೇಳೋದು.
— ರೂಪೇಶ್ ರಾಜಣ್ಣ(RUPESH RAJANNA) (@rajanna_rupesh) May 20, 2023
ಮೊದಲು ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಿಕ್ಕಿದ್ದು ಆಮೇಲೆ.
ನಿಮ್ಮ ಈ ನಡೆಗೆ ನಮ್ಮ ವಿರೋಧ ಇದೆ.
Some even have termed him as a black spot in the Siddaramaiah government and wondered how could he be so irresponsible.
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