Row Over Separate Flag Demands in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka as BJP Warns Against Separatist Mindset

Published 02 Nov 2026, 08:38 IST

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BENGALURU: The Karnataka government is planning to accord official state flag status to the yellow-and-red Kannada flag and facilitate its hoisting alongside the national flag on government buildings, announced Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday. Speaking at the 71st Karnataka Rajyotsava…

— The New Indian Express
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Demand For Separate State Flags In Tamil Nadu And Karnataka Sparks Political Row

— India Today

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India Today Center-Right Living Media India Current article 02 Nov 2026, 08:38 IST

Row Over Separate Flag Demands in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka as BJP Warns Against Separatist Mindset

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The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd. 02 Nov 2026, 07:58 IST

Yellow & red flag will get official status: Karnataka CM

BENGALURU: The Karnataka government is planning to accord official state flag status to the yellow-and-red Kannada flag and facilitate its hoisting alongside the national flag on government buildings, announced Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday. Speaking at the 71st Karnataka Rajyotsava…

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Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd. 02 Nov 2026, 02:18 IST