Hariprasad backs Tulu language status, presses Centre for Eighth Schedule recognition

Bengaluru, Sept 19 (UNI) Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president B K Hariprasad on Saturday welcomed the State government's decision to grant Tulu the status of a second additional official language in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, while stepping up the demand for its constitutional recognition. Describing the decision taken at the historic Cabinet meeting in Dakshina Kannada as a major recognition of Tulu Nadu's linguistic and cultural identity, Hariprasad said Tulu's official status should now be followed by its inclusion in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. "The recognition is not merely for a language but an honour for…