India, Oct. 25 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has warned that the state government will take appropriate action against private institutions found deliberately denying job opportunities to Kannadigas.

In a post on X on Sunday, Shivakumar said the government had taken seriously complaints that native Kannada speakers were being overlooked during recruitment by IT companies in Bengaluru. He said the state would not allow the rights, dignity and employment opportunities of Kannadigas to be disregarded.

"In Karnataka, the Kannadiga is sovereign," Shivakumar said, adding that the government would act if any private institution was found to have deliberately sidelined local candidates.

The remarks came amid a social media...