ɪn ɐn ˈɪntɚvjˌuː wɪððə tˈaɪmz ʌv ˈɪndiə ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn, hiː hæd dᵻklˈɛɹd ðæt hɪz ɡˈoʊl wʌz tə səksˈɛsfəli ˈɪmplɪmənt kˈɑːnədə æz ɐn ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɪv lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ɪn ˈɔːl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ˈɑːfɪsᵻz, ænd pˈʊʃ fɚɹə lˌɛdʒɪslˈeɪʃən ðæt mændˈeɪts kəmpˈʌlsɚɹi lˈɜːnɪŋ ʌv kˈɑːnədə fɹʌm klˈæsᵻz aɪ tə ɹˌoʊmən fˈoːɹ.
In an interview with The Times of India in 2009, he had declared that his goal was to successfully implement Kannada as an administrative language in all government offices, and push for a legislation that mandates compulsory learning of Kannada from Classes I to IV.