Bengaluru, Jan. 9 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has opposed Kerala's Malayalam Language Bill, 2025, warning that "promotion cannot become imposition".

"India's unity rests on respecting every language and every citizen's right to learn in their mother tongue," Siddaramaiah posted on X.

The CM objected to the Bill's provision mandating Malayalam as the compulsory first language across Kerala, saying that it "strikes at the heart of linguistic freedom".

"The proposed Malayalam Language Bill-2025, by mandating compulsory Malayalam as the first language even in Kannada-medium schools, strikes at the heart of linguistic freedom and the lived reality of Kerala's border districts, especially Kasaragod," Siddaramaiah said.

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