New Delhi, July 12 -- A social media post has once again triggered a language debate--this time, an X user argued that there is "no point learning" Indian languages like Kannada and Tamil, which they associated with "poorer economies". The user, who goes by the name Toka, has received fierce criticism from southern India, particularly from Bengaluru and Chennai.

"If I moved to Japan, I would learn Japanese. If I moved to China, I would learn Chinese. If I moved to Bangalore, I would rather speak English. If I moved to Chennai, I would rather speak English. No point in learning languages of poorer economies and poorer quality of life," the post read.

The user further asserted that language debates are "overrated" and even urged companies...