The British had changed names of places to destroy Telugu culture, says Venkaiah Naidu

By our Special Correspondent

Former Vice-President Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu emphasized the importance of preserving the mother tongue, stating that the extinction of a language is akin to a nation’s loss of breath.

Addressing the inaugural session of the World Telugu Conference at Godavari Global University here on Wednesday, he called for reducing the obsession with English and urged everyone to protect their native language, Telugu.