Hindi words on signboards at B'luru Metro stations covered 
The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) officials have covered the Hindi words on signboards outside metro stations after pro-Kannada organisations issued a warning in this regard expressing displeasure. The activists started online campaign #NammaMetroHindiBeda to remove Hindi signage and the BMRCL took the step to cover the Hindi words in order to avoid any more trouble.
The usage of Hindi in Namma Metro stations is turning into a major controversy with many Pro-Kannada organiastions at loggerheads with Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL). Ever since the online campaign #NammaMetroHindiBeda began, activists have been warning metro officials to remove Hindi signage.On Saturday, in order to avoid any more trouble, BMRCL officials allegedly covered the Hindi letters at the metro stations' entrance displays.Metro commuters were puzzled to find Hindi signs removed or covered at Chickpete and Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Metro stations' entrance gates. The display boards had only Kannada and English signage. WHO DID THIS?Both BMRCL officials as well as Pro-Kannada organisations claim innocence over this act.ENGLISH OK, HINDI NOT OKPraveen Shetty, Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) state president said that Kannada is the language of the state and not Hindi. So, it is alright for Kannada and English to co-exist but not Hindi. 