Marathi is language of Mumbai and Maharashtra: Fadnavis
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Marathi is language of Mumbai and Maharashtra: Fadnavis

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday asserted that Marathi is the language of Mumbai and Maharashtra and anyone who lives here should learn and speak it, after a Shiv Sena MLA pointed to comments of a RSS leader. Marathi is language of Mumbai and Maharashtra: Fadnavis Fadnavis was speaking in the state assembly, in response to Shiv Sena member Bhaskar Jadhav's demand that the government clarify its stand on senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi's comments that a person coming to Mumbai may not necessarily learn Marathi. As Jadhav sought the government's response on it in the assembly, Fadnavis said, "I haven't heard what Bhaiyyaji said, but the language of Mumbai and Maharashtra is Marathi." Joshi has no business to "insult" Marathi language after coming to Mumbai, Raut said.

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Marathi language of Mumbai, say CM, Joshi after row over RSS leader’s remarks
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Hindustan Times  

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Amid Row Over 'Mumbai Has Many Languages' Remark, Bhaiyyaji Joshi Clarifies: 'Take Pride In Marathi'

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‘Anyone who lives in Mumbai…’: Devendra Fadnavis on RSS leader's Marathi remark

Hindustan Times  

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India Today  

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Fadnavis says Mumbai and Maharashtra's language is Marathi after uproar over RSS leader's remarks
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Fadnavis says Mumbai and Maharashtra's language is Marathi after uproar over RSS leader's remarks

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RSS leader Bhaiyyaji Joshi clarifies after uproar over his statement: 'Language of Maharashtra is Marathi'

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India Today  

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Hindustan Times  

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India Today  

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Firstpost  

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India TV News  

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