Tulunadu Rakshana Vedike activists stage protest

Activists of the Tulunadu Rakshana Vedike staged a protest today in front of the Deputy
Commissioners office here demanding inclusion of Tulu language in the eighth schedule of the Constitution.
Addressing the protestors on the Karnataka Rajyotsavaday, vedike president Yogish Shetty Jeppu said Tulu language was not getting the recognition due to the negligent stance of political parties and the bureaucracy.
Shetty said Tulunadu was split into two on November 1, 1956 and one of the portions was united with Kerala.
Despitebeing a geographically and naturally rich area, Tulunadu hadbeen neglected by successive governments.
He said the fertile agricultural land and the pristine environment of Tulunadu were getting destroyed with mega industrial projects.

Tulu, one among the five Dravidianlanguages spoken by over a crore of people, was not gettingthe Constitutional status due to it because of the neglectfrom the government, he said.