India, May 22 -- A Bengaluru resident's post on the lack of Kannada in vehicle loan documents has sparked a debate on linguistic accessibility in banking, especially in non-English-speaking regions.

Taking to social media platform X, the user, Syed Aleem, shared his recent experience of applying for a vehicle loan in the city. According to him, the entire loan agreement was provided only in Hindi and English, with no Kannada translation available.

"It took me about 1.5 hours to understand it properly. How is a local Kannadiga who is not familiar with English expected to understand and sign?" he wrote, pointing out that crucial terms regarding car parts, servicing, penalties, and defaults were buried in technical language.

"Every custom...