Minister of Kannada and Culture Aravind Limbavali has threatened legal action against Amazon for selling a bikini with Karnataka flag's colours and emblem.
"Multinational companies should stop such repeated insult of #Kannada This is a matter of Kannadigas self-pride and we will not tolerate the rise in such incidents. @amazonca should, therefore, apologise to Kannadigas. Legal action will be taken immediately against @amazonca," a Karnataka minister tweeted.
Tech giant says the search isn t always perfect and can yield surprising results
The Indian state of Karnataka on Thursday announced that it planned to send a legal notice to Google after a search result showed the state s official language, Kannada, as the ugliest language in India .
A Google search with the keywords ugliest language in India displayed Kannada as the top result, drawing backlash on social media.
The tech giant later released a statement and apologised for the misunderstanding and hurting any sentiments . In response to the controversy, a Google spokesperson said the search isn t always perfect. Sometimes, the way content is described on the internet can yield surprising results to specific queries. We know this is not ideal, but we take swift corrective action when we are made aware of an issue and are continually working to improve our algorithms.
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