CM DK Shivakumar addresses Urdu Academy event in Bengaluru

Chief Minister DK Shivakumar addressed the annual award ceremony and 'Jashn-e-Urdu' (Urdu Festival) event organized by the Karnataka Urdu Academy in Bengaluru. He stated that Urdu is not just a language but the language of the heart, and its poetry proves it is a global language. During the event, he announced that the government would provide more funding to the Urdu Academy and that the government is committed to fulfilling many promises to minorities. UT Khadar also announced that a language laboratory would be started through the Minority Welfare Department, allowing anyone to learn their preferred language.