Activists staged a demonstration in front of the Mysuru City Corporation office on Thursday, January 11, seeking directives for prominence to Kannada on nameboards within the MCC limits.
But a section of business establishments drawn from the hospitality sector have urged the authorities to reconsider any such decision.
The issue has gained prominence following the government’s decision to bring in a rule to make it mandatory to accord Kannada 60 per cent of the space on all nameboards and signboards. While the BBMP has already issued a circular the Shivamogga City Corporation also issued a notification recently making it compulsory for all business and commercial establishments to ensure that 60 per cent of the space in the nameboards be in Kannada.
