Classical language status for Mandya Kannada?

cartoon

If the face is the index of the mind, the forever-frowning visage of B.S. Yediyurappa contains an epic tale. The cartoonist P. Mahmud takes a much-deserved look at the chief minister whose use of the classical language with bureaucrats, among others, has been far from classical.

Cartoon: courtesy P. Mahmud/ Praja Vani