After the screenshot from Google went viral, Google on Thursday apologised to Kannadigas for hurting sentiments following an outcry triggered by a search result that showed Kannada to be India's "ugliest language". This result showed up in response to the query 'ugliest language in India'. It soon became viral and triggered a backlash aimed at Google. The Karnataka government, in response, said that the apology is not acceptable and has threatened to issue a legal notice against Google.