Commentators' remarks on Hindi imposition sparks controversy
4 years, 11 months ago

Commentators' remarks on Hindi imposition sparks controversy

The Hindu  

Commentators working on the Ranji Trophy match between Karnataka and Baroda were forced to apologise here on Thursday after making seemingly insensitive remarks on air. Broadcasters Rajinder Amarnath and Sushil Doshi, calling the game for Hotstar, made the controversial comments during the second day's play at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Sunil Gavaskar's work as a Hindi commentator was being discussed when Amarnath, a former Haryana all-rounder and a younger brother to former India star Mohinder, said: "In India, every Indian should know Hindi. "I meant to say that every Indian 'could' know Hindi rather than 'should'.

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