‘Will Try To Converse…’: SBI Official, Who Refused To Speak In Kannada, Apologises

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Last Updated:May 22, 2025, 18:44 IST

In effect to the backlash received aft triggering a large ‘language debate’ connected societal media, the woman manager issued an apology saying that she would effort to converse successful Kannada

The video of the incidental is going viral connected societal media. (Image: X)

Hindi Vs Kannada row: The non-Kannadiga State Bank Of India (SBI) manager, who precocious made the headlines aft a video showed her allegedly refusing to talk Kannada with a customer, has present issued an apology successful Kannada for ‘hurting sentiments’.

In effect to the backlash received aft triggering a large ‘language debate’ connected societal media, the woman manager issued an apology saying that she would effort to converse successful Kannada.

In the video being wide circulated connected societal media platforms, the authoritative repeats successful Kannada, “Whoever got wounded due to the fact that of me, I’m sorry. I volition effort to converse successful Kannada," arsenic she is coached, presumably by her colleagues, connected what to say.

The abstracted video of her apologising has emerged aft the authoritative successful question was reportedly transferred by the SBI. The caller video was shared by aggregate handles connected societal media level X, with respective comments pursuing each of it.

What Was In The Viral Video?

A subdivision manager of an SBI Bank successful Bengaluru Rural’s Chandapura was harassed aft she refused to talk successful Kannada, arsenic a lawsuit kept insisting and reminding her that “this is Karnataka".

In the video, the lawsuit kept asking the slope authoritative to talk successful Kannada arsenic she was moving successful a slope successful Karnataka, however, the slope worker insisted connected utilizing Hindi arsenic she lives successful India. The statement betwixt the 2 went connected for a fewer minutes, starring a disagreement.

This sparked outrage connected societal media with respective users claiming that individuals tin talk immoderate connection they want, portion respective termed the slope worker rude arsenic she refused to talk successful Kannada.

The incidental attracted wide disapproval connected societal media, pursuing which Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah condemned the incidental and informed that the authoritative has been transferred by the bank.

“The behaviour of the SBI Branch Manager successful Surya Nagara, Anekal Taluk, refusing to talk successful Kannada & English and showing disregard to citizens, is powerfully condemnable. We admit SBI’s swift enactment successful transferring the official. The substance whitethorn present beryllium treated arsenic closed," Siddaramaiah said successful a station connected X.

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