The Karnataka BJP condemned the state education minister for instructing his department to take action against a school student. Madhu Bangarappa was reportedly questioned by the student why he wasn’t speaking in Kannada despite being the state education minister.

Karnataka Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa was riled up when a student said during a video conference that the minister does not know Kannada. Speaking in Kannada, he described the remark as "stupid" and told authorities to take action