Madikerin, Nov 27: Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former union minister Subramanian Swamy has promised the Kodavas to help them get autonomous status for Kodagu.
He was speaking at the 27th Codava National Day, organised by the Codava National Council at Madikeri on Sunday.
Mr Swamy said the demand for autonomy for Kodagu was perfectly justified to protect their race, community, traditions and customs. He promised to extend his support not only for autonomy to Kodagu, but also the inclusion of the Kodava language in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution, which lists the official languages of the Republic of India.
Though he told the gathering of Kodavas that they should not separate from Karnataka after securing autonomy, he added that smaller states were better governed and cited the example of Chattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Telangana.
He said the Kodavas had made a significant contribution to the country by sending their people to join the army and defend the country.
Mr Swamy, in traditional Kodava attire, was taken out in an open jeep through the main thoroughfares of Madikeri before reaching the Gandhi Maidan for the Codava National Day address.
Codava National Council president N.U. Nachappa and Akhila Bharata Virat Hindu Sangam’s National General Secretary Jagadish Shetty were also present.
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