बिथांनि हाबा मावनायनि जागायजेन्नायाव कार्यकाल मोनसे गोनांथार जौगाथाय नुनो मोननाय जायो , 31 अक्ट'बर इं 2008 माइथायाव कान्नादाखौ क्लासिकेल राव महरै मान थाखो होयो ।
The beginning of his tenure saw a significant development in that, on 31 October 2008, Kannada was given the status of a classical language.