Kannada native speakers in the state of Karnataka were outraged when a Google search site found Kannada to be India's worst language.
Following this, many people from the state of Karnataka condemned Google. Google has apologized to all parties in the state for their opposition.
Earlier in the day, Karnataka Culture and Forests Minister Arvind Limbawali told reporters that Google had insulted the Kannada language. The Kannada language is 2500 years old. This is a matter of pride for the state of Karnataka and its people. We need to take legal action against Google for minimizing the Kannada language.
A Google official said: "This is exactly what happened to the Google search engine. Google does not think Kannada is a bad language. Google apologizes to Kannada native speakers for the incident. Steps have been taken to rectify the problem immediately, he said.
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