Kannada employment: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has appealed to pro Kannada organisations not to visit tech firms directly or take matters into their own hands amid hiring rows. Following the calls for protest by pro-Kannada outfits, including Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV), against IT-BT firms over the alleged discrimination against native Kannada speakers during recruitments, Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday once again promised actions against such practices.