Pro-Kannada groups protest over Rahul Gandhi's image on 'Karnataka flag'

Pro-Kannada groups have demanded an apology from the Congress for using Rahul Gandhi's image on the unofficial Karnataka flag during the Bharat Jodo Yatra.

Several pro-Kannada organisations have lashed out at the Congress and Rahul Gandhi, who is leading the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Karnataka. The pro-Kannada outfits have warned the Congress not to use the former party chief's image on the 'Karnataka flag'.

The unofficial Kannada flag or the Karnataka flag is a strip of yellow and red, that symbolises both Kannada and Karnataka.

On Sunday, 'Karnataka flags' were seen waving during the party's yatra in Mysuru where the pictures of Rahul Gandhi were seen printed on the state flag.

The pro-Kannada groups have also demanded an apology from the Congress for printing Rahul Gandhi's image on the flag.

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"I condemn the photo on the Kannada flag. When [Congress leader] Siddaramaiah was in power, he changed the Karnataka flag. That time all Kannadigas protested, then he changed it. Now, Rahul Gandhi's photo [on the flag] is a shame to Congress," Karnataka Revenue Minister R Ashok told India Today.