Google reveals Kannada as ‘ugliest’ language, removes it after outrage

Karnataka Government on Thursday mentioned that it’ll take authorized motion towards Google after a search consequence on its platform confirmed Kannada because the “ugliest language” in India.

“This is a very condemnable thing. If Google or anyone else behaves in contempt of Kannada language or insults Kannada, appropriate action will be taken against them,” mentioned Karnataka’s Minister for Forest, Kannada and Culture Arvind Limbawali.

He mentioned that the Secretary of the Department of Kannada and Culture had been briefed on the matter after session with the Law Department, and has been instructed to present discover to Google instantly.

With individuals expressing their indignation and leaders chopping throughout social gathering traces slamming Google, it rapidly eliminated Kannada “as the ugliest language in India” and apologised to the individuals saying the search consequence didn’t mirror its opinion. In response to the controversy, a Google spokesperson mentioned the search is not all the time good.

“Sometimes, the way content is described on the internet can yield surprising results to specific queries. We know this is not ideal, but we take swift corrective action when we are made aware of an issue and are continually working to improve our algorithms. Naturally, these are not reflective of the opinions of Google, and we apologise for the misunderstanding and hurting any sentiments,” the Google spokesperson added.

Former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy denounced Google in a sequence of tweets for the outrageous reply to the language query. He sought to know why Google “behaves in an irresponsible manner” when it comes to language. Others together with the BJP’s Bengaluru Central MP, P C Mohan slammed Google and requested it to apologise. Sharing the screenshot of the search on his Twitter deal with, Mohan mentioned Karnataka is house to the good Vijayanagara empire and the Kannada language has a wealthy heritage, a wonderful legacy and a singular tradition. “One of the worlds oldest languages, Kannada had great scholars who wrote epics much before Geoffrey Chaucer was born in the 14th century. Apologise @GoogleIndia.”

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