Hyderabad, June 11: Chief Minister K Rosaiah has urged Karnataka counterpart BS Yediyurappa to revoke the decision changing the medium of instruction in a 100yearold school from Telugu to English.
In a letter to the Karnataka chief minister, Rosaiah said Karnataka Telugu Academy chairman A Radhakrishna Raju had informed him that the school had a good number of Telugu students.
He also pointed out that a Joint House Committee was formed under the chairmanship of AP Legislative Council chairman Chakrapani and it had met Yediyurappa and other Karnataka ministers. It recommended establishment of Kannada schools in border districts, supply of Kannadamedium books free of cost by the AP Government, and setting up D Ed and B Ed colleges at two places.
The panel also suggested a 1:25 teacherstudent ratio for linguistic minorities in Karnataka, filling of vacant posts only by eligible Telugu teachers, establishment of Telugumedium schools in areas with considerable Telugu presence such as Bellary, Bidar, Tumkur, Raichur, Bangalore, Chikkaballapur and Kolar.
–Agencies