Kannada in Canada! Indian origin MP speaks in Kannada in Canadian Parliament, becomes first person to do so

Setting an example for other Indian origins, a Canadian Member of Parliament, Chandra Arya, used the Kannada language while speaking in the Canadian Parliament. As per Arya, this is the first time Kannada is spoken in any parliament in the world outside of India.

 

The video of Karnataka-born Canadian MP Chandra Arya speaking in Kannada in the Canadian parliament has gone viral on social media.

 

Taking to his Twitter, the Indian-Canadian MP shared a video where he is seen speaking in Kannada, and said, "I spoke in my mother tongue (first language) Kannada in the Canadian parliament. This beautiful language has a long history and is spoken by about 50 million people."

 

 

 

In his speech in the Canadian Parliament, Arya briefly presented himself as belonging to the Sira Taluk area in the Tumkur district of India's Karnataka.

 

He closed his address with a poem by Kuvempu, which Dr. Rajkumar turned into a song and said, "Elladaru Iru Enthadaru Iru Endendigu Nee Kannadavaagiru", which translates to wherever you are, however you are, forever be a Kannadiga.

 

 

Karnataka Higher Education Minister Ashwathnarayan CN also shared Chandra Arya's post on Twitter and said, "Heartfelt congratulations to those who smell the Kannada musk."

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