Tech entrepreneur Kaushik Mukherjee has introduced his plans to shift his workplace from Bengaluru to Maharashtra’s Pune over the regional Kannada language row. His remarks adopted amid the controversy linked to a non-Kannada SBI supervisor who went viral on social media for refusing to speak within the native language with a buyer.
“At the moment, I decided to wind up our Bangalore workplace within the subsequent 6 months and transfer it to Pune. If this language nonsense is to proceed, I don’t need my non-Kannada talking workers to be the subsequent ‘sufferer’,” Mukherjee’s publish learn on X on Thursday.
At the moment I took a call to wind up our Bangalore workplace within the subsequent 6 months and transfer it to Pune. If this language nonsense is to proceed, I don’t need my non Kannada talking workers to be the subsequent "sufferer".
This concept was mooted by the workers themselves.
I agreed to their POV. https://t.co/M9abD2OYOD— Kaushik Mukherjee (@kush07) Could 22, 2025
He was reacting to the viral video shared by BJP MP Tesjasvi Surya. Mukherjee’s X bio says that he’s an entrepreneur and an activist.
Surya criticised the feminine SBI worker over the matter.
“This behaviour by the SBI Department Supervisor is just not acceptable. In case you are doing buyer interface work in Karnataka, particularly in a sector like banking, you will need to talk to clients within the language they know. Being adamant like that is merely not proper,” Surya’s X publish learn.
The over one-minute-long video from Bengaluru’s Chandrapura reveals the department supervisor arguing with a buyer. Speaking with the client in English, the lady says, “That is India…I can’t converse in Kannada.” She has now been transferred. Earlier, CM Siddaramaiah had additionally criticised the workers, who’ve now issued an apology over the incident.
The problem has emerged amid the broader debate over the Kannada language controversy within the southern state. The state has seen a push for the dominant use of Kannada in public areas by pro-Kannada teams. This transfer has been opposed by many non-locals who migrate to the state for work functions. Related incidents have been reported prior to now as nicely.
On the row, India’s largest financial institution, SBI, mentioned that it practises a “zero tolerance” coverage in the direction of such folks. “State Financial institution of India maintains a coverage of zero tolerance in the direction of any behaviour that adversely impacts the feelings of our clients. We stay steadfast in our dedication to making sure respectful and dignified conduct in the direction of all residents,” the SBI mentioned in a press release.
Mukherjee’s publish has garnered blended reactions from X customers. With greater than two million impressions and over 4,500 feedback, some supported his resolution, whereas others advised him that it was not the fitting factor to do.
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