Telugu Language Status

To: Govenrment of INDIA

This petition has been made to make an appeal to Accord “ Classical Language ” status to Telugu.

Nothing short of this will do justice to the sentiments of Andhra Pradesh people. Any laxity in this respect might be construed as ignoring the sentiments. We request the INDIAN GOVERNMENT to consider the far-reaching implications of this burning issue and expedite the process.

As per the reference to the eligibility criteria, specified by the Home Ministry to get the classical status such as “a high antiquity of early texts/recorded history of over 1,000 years”, The records suggested that Telugu antiquity dated back to more than 2,000 years.

Agonising delay in according status to Telugu is causing heartburn to over 10 crore Telugu-speaking people in the world today. “Telugu is the largest spoken language in the country, next only to Hindi”. The numismatic, scriptural and epigraphical evidences dating back to the second and third century BC and from 4th to 6th century AD clearly established Telugu as one of the oldest Dravidian languages. Many literary giants praised Telugu for its beauty and mellifluousness.

Please join us in requesting the authorities to act positively and proactively in this regard.Thanks in advance for your whole-hearted participation,

Regards