Primary education in Mangaluru region divided on the basis of Tulu and Beary speakers, says Police Commissioner

Students successful immoderate schools successful Dakshina Kannada talk lone Tulu portion those successful different schools talk lone Beary. With this, students person mislaid an accidental to mingle and recognize the religion and civilization of each other. Hence, tiny issues get magnified connected communal lines successful the district, said Mangaluru Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy, who holds the further complaint arsenic caput of Special Action Force, successful Mangaluru, connected Tuesday (October 28).

Speaking astatine the inauguration of the 20-day Tulu speech grooming programme by Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy for 150 Special Action Force (SAF) personnel, Mr. Reddy, who earlier served arsenic Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police, said helium personally feels that the acquisition strategy successful the region, successful caller years, has been divided connected the ground of Tulu and Beary speakers. “As a result, children bash not recognize the civilization of the different (religion). Hence, problems get magnified (on communal lines),” helium said.

The SAF, helium said, was tasked with knowing peoples’ problems and taking enactment to forestall communal occupation and hatred speech. To recognize their problems, SAF unit request to cognize the section connection and culture.

In Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, 98% of the colonisation are slightest bothered astir communal issues. But they bash get affected and are being harassed by the remaining 2%, who are mischief-mongers and communal ‘goondas’. “When you talk their language, the innocents get assurance and volition unfastened up to you astir their problems (from mischief-mongers),” Mr. Reddy said. Communication successful the section connection is an added accomplishment that makes policing effectual successful Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts.

Mr. Reddy said the unit volition beryllium trained to converse freely successful Tulu successful the 20-day period. Training volition proceed for those who are recovered not conversant successful the language. More unit from the portion volition beryllium progressive successful the training, helium said.

Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy President Taranath Gatty Kapikad said that isolated from grooming unit to converse successful Tulu, the Academy volition marque SAF unit alert of Tulu culture’s aggregate facets.

Mangaluru Urban Development Authority President Sadashiva Ullal and In-charge Deputy Superintendent of Police, SAF, K.U. Belliyappa, besides spoke astatine the event. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) H.N. Mithun was besides present.

The Academy besides distributed copies of K.T. Gatti’s publication ‘Learn Tulu Naturally’ to each of the 150 personnel.