CM Pinarayi Vijayan Warns Against Linguistic Imperialism, Praises Contributions of Expatriate Keralites
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CM Pinarayi Vijayan Warns Against Linguistic Imperialism, Praises Contributions of Expatriate Keralites

The Hindu  

CM Pinarayi Vijayan emphasizes the importance of preserving and nurturing the Malayalam language. He warns against linguistic imperialism and the imposition of Hindi on non-Hindi speaking people. He highlights the contributions of expatriate Keralites and the role of the mother tongue in fostering unity and cultural exchange. Writers Ezgachery Ramachandran and Naduvattom Gopalakrishnan were also recognized for their contributions to the language.

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