Centre examining classical language status for Telugu,Kannada

Hyderabad, Apr 6 (UNI) Close on the heels of grant of classical language status to Tamil, the Centre is considering grant of such a status for Telugu and Kannada too, Union Culture Minister Ambika Soni said today.

''I am chasing the files now being considered by the Linguists Committee of the Sahitya Academy. It will take little more time for the assessment to be complete,'' she told reporters here.

All information sought by the Committee was expeditiously sent to the states for early processing of the files, she added.

The Centre was sympathetically considering the plea of the Andhra Pradesh Government that it was unfair to change from 1000 to 1500 years the eligibility for granting such a status even though Telugu qualified.

UNI