Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV), a prominent pro-Kannada organisation, has announced that it will hold a protest at Freedom Park on Monday, condemning Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot after his office wrote a letter to the government expressing concern over non-grading and marking of third language papers in SSLC exams. The letter stated that “the Governor had taken note of the issue and desired that the matter be thoroughly investigated”. In an open letter to the Governor, T.

A. KRV President Narayana Gowda condemned the move by the office of the Governor, stressing the distinction between the constitutional role of the Governor and the executive authority of the elected government. “Education policy is within the purview of the state government, and when an elected government with a clear majority is functioning effectively, you have neither the moral right nor the constitutional responsibility to interfere in the day-to-day administration,” he said in the letter.