Pro-Kannada Activists Storm Bengaluru's Taj West End Hotel Protesting Hindi Implementation Meeting

Sep 26, 2025 12:35 pm CST

Pro-Kannada demonstrators disrupted a central government Hindi implementation committee meeting at Bengaluru's Taj West End hotel, resulting in 41 arrests. The Kannada Rakshana Vedike group claimed the event represented Hindi imposition over regional languages, while authorities maintained order was quickly restored after protesters damaged property and interrupted the parliamentary committee session attended by five MPs.