Amit Shah's remark on Hindi slammed by TN political parties
1 year, 4 months ago

Amit Shah's remark on Hindi slammed by TN political parties

Deccan Chronicle  

CHENNAI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement that Hindi must be finally accepted by all States without opposition was slammed by leaders of several political parties in Tamil Nadu starting from Chief Minister M K Stalin, who told Shah that it would be an unwise move to ignite the embers of the ‘1965 Anti-Hindi Agitations,’ to Dr S Ramadoss, founder of the PMK that is now in an alliance with the BJP. Strongly denouncing Shah’s audacious push for Hindi acceptance at the 38th meeting of the Committee of Parliament on Official Language on Friday, Stalin, in a tweet, called it a blatant attempt to subjugate non-Hindi speakers, adding: ‘Our language and heritage define us – we won’t be enslaved by Hindi.’ While Tamil Nadu rejected any form of Hindi hegemony and imposition, many States like Karnataka and West Bengal, too, had been vehemently resisting Hindi imposition, he said, urging Amit Shah to ‘please take heed of the growing resistance.’ State Minister for Sports Development and Youth Welfare, Udhayanidhi Stalin, said ‘Tamil Nadu has a history of resisting Hindi imposition and it will firmly reject all the autocratic moves of fascists.’ Condemning Shah’s statement advocating compulsory acceptance of Hindi, he said in a Tweet that the undemocratic stance disregarded the rich linguistic diversity of the Indian Union. Though his party is in an alliance with the BJP, Ramadoss said that none of the States, where the people do not speak Hindi, was keen on accepting Hindi and Shah’s statement would point to the ruling dispensation’s plan to create a situation like that. CPM State secretary K Balakrishnan objected to the use of the word ‘local language’ to define the national languages of the country by Amit Shah.

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Attempts Being Made To Isolate Tamil Nadu From Rest Of India On Basis Of Language, Says Guv RN Ravi
2 months ago

Attempts Being Made To Isolate Tamil Nadu From Rest Of India On Basis Of Language, Says Guv RN Ravi

ABP News  

Governor RN Ravi on Friday claimed that an attempt was being made to segregate or isolate Tamil Nadu from the rest of India on the basis of language and cautioned such an attempt will not fructify. a toxic policy and a separatist policy cannot weaken the unity of India," the Governor said, while speaking at the valedictory of Hindi month …

Shah: Hindi has an unbreakable bond with every Indian language
3 months, 1 week ago

Shah: Hindi has an unbreakable bond with every Indian language

Hindustan Times  

Hindi shares an “unbreakable bond” with local languages and there can never be a competition between Indian languages, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Saturday as he extended greetings for Hindi Diwas. Emphasising the connection between Hindi and all Indian languages, Shah said the country’s progress is intertwined with the enrichment of these languages. The official language Hindi has …

Hindi has unbreakable relationship with every Indian language, says Amit Shah
3 months, 1 week ago

Hindi has unbreakable relationship with every Indian language, says Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said there is no competition between the official language Hindi and other Indian languages rather they are friends and complement each other. The Home Minister said under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a lot of work has been done to strengthen Hindi and local languages in the last 10 years. Mr. …

Hindi should be generally accepted as the language of work with consensus: Shah
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Hindi should be generally accepted as the language of work with consensus: Shah

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah was unanimously re-elected the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language on Monday, the Ministry of Home Affairs said. “We should take care that the speakers of any local language do not have an inferiority complex and that Hindi is generally accepted as the language of work with consensus and agreement,” he said. New …

Centre imposing Hindi over regional languages: TMC MP
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre imposing Hindi over regional languages: TMC MP

Hindustan Times  

Raising the issue during the Zero Hour, Gokhale demanded that English must be used for government business. Gokhale said the government has recently passed three new criminal laws in Parliament and these laws have been given very complicated Hindi names. Gokhale said, "Our Constitution chose to retain English as an official language along with Hindi". "However, the attempts by the …

Just Like That | India is a linguistic and cultural treasure trove, a thousand tongues bind us
1 year ago

Just Like That | India is a linguistic and cultural treasure trove, a thousand tongues bind us

Hindustan Times  

India has the second largest number of languages in the world: 740. However, after 15 years, with the continuing opposition of non-Hindi speaking states, the Official Languages Act of 1963 allowed English to continue indefinitely until legislation to the contrary. Some people consider Urdu to be the language of Muslims, and only a pure Hindi devoid of Urdu words is …

‘Hindi is not national language’: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin after Chennai woman faces harassment by CISF official
1 year ago

‘Hindi is not national language’: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin after Chennai woman faces harassment by CISF official

India TV News  

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin condemned the alleged harassment faced by a Chennai woman at the Goa airport after she said she didn’t know Hindi to a Central Industrial Security Force personnel. Here's what Stalin said about incident CM Stalin said that the recurring incidents of passengers from non-Hindi-speaking states facing harassment by CISF personnel for not knowing …

Daily Quiz | On Hindi Diwas
1 year, 3 months ago

Daily Quiz | On Hindi Diwas

The Hindu  

Daily Quiz | On Hindi Diwas Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit YOUR SCORE 0 /6 RETAKE THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | What is the script in which modern Hindi is written? YES NO Answer : Home Minister SHOW ANSWER 3 / 6 | This language was called Deodhai. YES NO Answer : Bodo SHOW ANSWER …

Amit Shah asks officials to use simple, clear Hindi; says it ‘united’ people of country
1 year, 3 months ago

Amit Shah asks officials to use simple, clear Hindi; says it ‘united’ people of country

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday that simple and clear Hindi words should be used in office work, adding that the principle of language change says that “language moves from complexity to simplicity”. The Minister said that the Hindi language had played an unprecedented role in uniting the country during the difficult days of the Independence movement, instilled …

‘Hindi imposition’, says MK Stalin on new bills; Centre calls it petty politics
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Hindi imposition’, says MK Stalin on new bills; Centre calls it petty politics

Hindustan Times  

A fresh war of words emerged between the Tami Nadu government led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the central government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party after chief minister M K Stalin on Friday called the Centre’s three new bills that are set to replace the country’s criminal laws as an “audacious attempt” of Hindi imposition. Union education Dharmendra …

Hindi is not in competition with local languages: Amit Shah
1 year, 4 months ago

Hindi is not in competition with local languages: Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday, August 4, 2023 that Hindi must be finally accepted without opposition, even if the pace of acceptance is slow. Mr. Shah said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has encouraged the promotion of “Panch Pran”, which includes respect for heritage and erasing the signs of colonialism. Respect local languages He said that respect for …

INDIA, THIS SIDE | Languages not liked by Hindutva ideology suffer existential crisis
1 year, 6 months ago

INDIA, THIS SIDE | Languages not liked by Hindutva ideology suffer existential crisis

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 15, 2023 11:00 IST - 7 MINS READ One’s mother tongue is closest to any person as is one’s mother. Highlights The decade-wise proportion of various language speakers to India’s total population indicate that in 1961 the Bangla speakers were 8.17 per cent of the total population, half a century later, their proportion had decreased to 8.03 …

Congress counters Amit Shah | ‘Centre spent ₹640 crore to promote Sanskrit, only ₹3 crore for Kannada’
1 year, 7 months ago

Congress counters Amit Shah | ‘Centre spent ₹640 crore to promote Sanskrit, only ₹3 crore for Kannada’

The Hindu  

Contesting Home Minister Amit Shah’s claim that the Narendra Modi-led Central government promotes all Indian languages equally, the Congress on Friday cited a few examples to suggest the contrary. Is that why the Modi Govt has spent ₹640 cr to promote Sanskrit and JUST ₹3 cr to support promotion of Kannada, one of the six classical languages of the country?” …

Kamal Haasan: Time to protect right of individuals to speak native language freely
1 year, 10 months ago

Kamal Haasan: Time to protect right of individuals to speak native language freely

The Hindu  

As we celebrate the International Mother Language Day to recognise the diversity of languages, it is important to recognise that language is a tool to express culture, history and shared experiences. It is essential to support initiatives to conserve language and protect the right of individuals to speak their native language freely, without fear of discrimination or reprisal. It is …

Amendments necessary to the Constitution for saving Kannada and 20 other languages in 8th schedule, says Bilimale
1 year, 10 months ago

Amendments necessary to the Constitution for saving Kannada and 20 other languages in 8th schedule, says Bilimale

The Hindu  

Former Professor of Jawaharlal Nehru University’s School of Language, Literature and Cultural Studies, Purushothama Bilimale, here on Sunday, January 5, expressed the need to amend Article 343 of the Constitution to give primacy to Kannada and 20 other regional languages in the 8th schedule and save them from getting extinct. Speaking at a workshop on “Whether National Education Policy can …

Don't try to fool Tamil people by saying Vanakkam: CM Stalin
1 year, 10 months ago

Don't try to fool Tamil people by saying Vanakkam: CM Stalin

India Today  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday paid floral tributes to the portraits of language martyrs at the Gandhi Mandapam in Chennai on the occasion of Language Martyrs Day. While speaking at the grand party meeting held to honour ‘Language War Martyrs’, CM Stalin slammed the BJP government, claiming that though it was advertised that several schemes were created …

Sanskrit Along With Hindi Be Given Status of National Language, Says BJP MP
2 years ago

Sanskrit Along With Hindi Be Given Status of National Language, Says BJP MP

News 18  

A BJP MP on Monday called for giving both Sanskrit and Hindi the status of the national language. Raising the issue in Lok Sabha, BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh's Hamirpur Pushpendra Singh Chandel said at present, there is no national language in India, however, in Article 343 of the Constitution, it has been laid down that the official language of …

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin moves resolution against 'Hindi imposition' in state assembly , BJP MLAs walkout
2 years, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin moves resolution against 'Hindi imposition' in state assembly , BJP MLAs walkout

Firstpost  

Earlier,CM Stalin wrote to PM Modi that the recommendations should not be accepted or implemented since they are against the federal principles of the Constitution, detrimental to multilingual structure of our country and question the future by ignoring English and completely excluding the 22 State Chennai: Chief Minister MK Stalin-led Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday moved a resolution against “Hindi …

TN assembly to pass resolution against Hindi being made medium of instruction in central schools, varsities
2 years, 2 months ago

TN assembly to pass resolution against Hindi being made medium of instruction in central schools, varsities

India Today  

The Tamil Nadu assembly is set to pass a resolution against the Parliament Committee report on Official Language, given by Home Minister Amit Shah to President Draupadi Murumu, which recommended that Hindi be the medium of instruction in all central educational institutions. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam also warned that the party would stage a protest against the BJP-led Centre if …

Explained | Hindi imposition and its discontents
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained | Hindi imposition and its discontents

The Hindu  

The story so far: The reported recommendation of the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language to use Hindi as the medium of instruction in Central institutions of higher education in Hindi-speaking States and regional languages in other States has once again ignited a controversy over, what is called by critics of the BJP, an attempt to impose Hindi on non-Hindi speaking …

MK Stalin writes to PM Modi on ‘attempts to impose Hindi’ in Tamil Nadu
2 years, 2 months ago

MK Stalin writes to PM Modi on ‘attempts to impose Hindi’ in Tamil Nadu

Hindustan Times  

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying “the aggressive attempts of the Union government” to impose Hindi are “impractical and divisive in character”, and puts non-Hindi-speaking people in a very disadvantageous position in many respects. Tamil Nadu chief minister Stalin with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “The approach of the Union government should …

'Hindi Imposition is Against Democratic Principles': Tamil Nadu CM Stalin Writes to PM Over Panel Report
2 years, 2 months ago

'Hindi Imposition is Against Democratic Principles': Tamil Nadu CM Stalin Writes to PM Over Panel Report

News 18  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue of Hindi imposition and urged the PM to drop any attempts to impose the language. In his letter, he stated that the recommendations given by Union Home Minister Amit Shah – who heads the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language – to President …

Tamil Nadu BJP chief speaks against Hindi imposition as DMK calls for protest
2 years, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu BJP chief speaks against Hindi imposition as DMK calls for protest

Deccan Chronicle  

CHENNAI: BJP state president K. Annamalai said on Thursday that any entrance examination in India could be held only as per the Schedule Eight of the Constitution and that only the languages listed in that schedule were the official languages even as the DMK’s youth and students’ wings had called for a state-wide protest against ‘Hindi imposition’. Speaking to media …

DC Edit | MPs’ Hindi push attack on India’s diversity, good sense
2 years, 2 months ago

DC Edit | MPs’ Hindi push attack on India’s diversity, good sense

Deccan Chronicle  

The recommendations of the Committee of Parliament on Official Language, headed by Union home minister Amit Shah, on the medium of instruction in higher education institutions and on the replacement of English by local languages in communications should be seen a long-term plan to position one language above all others, and thereby undermine the idea of India which is contingent …

Stalin warns of another language war if Hindi was imposed
2 years, 2 months ago

Stalin warns of another language war if Hindi was imposed

Deccan Chronicle  

CHENNAI: Taking strong exemption to the various attempts of ‘brutal imposition’ of Hindi on non-Hindi speaking people through a slew of concerted efforts, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Recalling the 1965 language war that broke out when the Union government sought to thrust the dominant Hindi language by going against the assurance given in 1957 by the then Prime Minister …

Don't force another language war by imposing compulsory Hindi, says CM Stalin
2 years, 2 months ago

Don't force another language war by imposing compulsory Hindi, says CM Stalin

India Today  

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of enforcing ‘One Nation, One Language, One religion, One food and One culture’ and stated that it would damage the Indian Union. Highlighting the Parliament Committee report on Official Language, given by Home Minister Amit Shah to President Draupadi Murumu, CM Stalin stated that the report recommended Hindi as …

Hindi not competitor but friend of all regional languages: Amit Shah
2 years, 3 months ago

Hindi not competitor but friend of all regional languages: Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Hindi language is not a competitor but a "friend" of all the other regional languages in the country and they are mutually dependent on each other for their growth, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on September 14. Addressing the All India Official Language Conference in Surat city on Hindi Day, Mr. Shah said that accepting the co-existence of languages …

Hindi Diwas 2022: Amid New Row by HDK, News18 Reads into Politics Over World's 3rd Most Spoken Language
2 years, 3 months ago

Hindi Diwas 2022: Amid New Row by HDK, News18 Reads into Politics Over World's 3rd Most Spoken Language

News 18  

The controversy over Hindi imposition is back in news in Karnataka as JDS leader and former CM HD Kumaraswamy after writting a letter to Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday and urging his government not to celebrate ‘Hindi Diwas’ by utilising the taxpayers’ money has now called for protest against the Hindi Diwas. Ajay Devgn Vs Kiccha Sudeep The …

DMK leader defends his casteist comment 'Hindi will reduce Tamils to status of 'shudras'
2 years, 6 months ago

DMK leader defends his casteist comment 'Hindi will reduce Tamils to status of 'shudras'

Firstpost  

TKS Elangovan also claimed that Hindi-speaking states in the country were not developed, while those with vernacular languages as mother tongue were doing well Hours after causing a storm with his remark on Hindi, DMK leader and the party’s Rajya Sabha member TKS Elangovan on Monday defended his comments by saying the arrival of the language from the north has …

Over 80% of staff of seven offices under MHA have working knowledge of Hindi: Report
2 years, 7 months ago

Over 80% of staff of seven offices under MHA have working knowledge of Hindi: Report

Firstpost  

This comes after Home Minister Amit Shah said on 7 April that it was time to make the official language Hindi an important part of the unity of the country New Delhi: More than 80 per cent of the staff of seven offices under the Union Home Ministry have attained the working knowledge of official language Hindi. “In pursuance of …

A history of resistance: Tamil Nadu's struggle against Hindi imposition
2 years, 7 months ago

A history of resistance: Tamil Nadu's struggle against Hindi imposition

The Hindu  

Politicians in Tamil Nadu reacted to Home Minister Amit Shah’s assertion that Hindi be accepted as an alternative to English with disbelief. The language policy of these agencies should be framed principally with a view of the convenience of the public… the instrumentality of these departments should not be used as a ‘lever’ to force the pace of Hindi propagation …

When Anna warned of ‘relentless agitation’
2 years, 7 months ago

When Anna warned of ‘relentless agitation’

The Hindu  

Speaking on the Official Languages Bill, C.N. “It was stated that Hindi has got the claim to become the official language because it was spoken by 42 per cent of the population. Therefore if 42 per cent is taken into consideration, you are conferring a permanent, perennial advantage on a compact and contiguous area in India and conversely a permanent …

Centre's aggressive push for Hindi as North-East India's 'link language' threatens to expose ethnic fault lines
2 years, 7 months ago

Centre's aggressive push for Hindi as North-East India's 'link language' threatens to expose ethnic fault lines

The Hindu  

North-eastern India is a linguistic mosaic, with over 400 different languages spoken in the region. Dr Banani Chakravarty said a section of the Assamese elite, while asserting Assamese linguistic aspiration, encouraged the “otherisation” of Tibeto-Burman language speakers. “A section of the Assamese power elite assumes that it is essential for Tibeto-Burman language speakers and speakers of ‘minor languages’ to know …

Lingua franca?: Controversy over Hindi puts focus on linguistic plurality
2 years, 7 months ago

Lingua franca?: Controversy over Hindi puts focus on linguistic plurality

The Hindu  

Home Minister Amit Shah’s comments in early April on the need to promote Hindi as a lingua franca among States, which was followed by an acrimonious Twitter exchange between two filmstars on communicating in Hindi, once again catapulted the language issue into the national imagination. Hindi speakers who spoke it as the first language accounted for 39.29 per cent of …

Recognising territorial links to languages essential for Indian federalism
2 years, 7 months ago

Recognising territorial links to languages essential for Indian federalism

The Hindu  

Historically, the symbiotic relationship of a language with the idea of a nation has been marked by much contestation across the world since the nineteenth century. At the 37th meeting of the Parliamentary Official Language Committee held on April 8, 2022, Home Minister Amit Shah commented that in all the north-eastern States Hindi would be made compulsory until Class 10. …

Linguistic imperialism: BJP pronouncements on promoting Hindi spark outrage
2 years, 7 months ago

Linguistic imperialism: BJP pronouncements on promoting Hindi spark outrage

The Hindu  

On April 7, while presiding over the 37 th meeting of the Parliamentary Official Language Committee, which involved the ratifying of the eleventh volume of the committee’s report, Home Minister Amit Shah made three broad points. Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi had strongly criticised the move, stating: “Giving priority to Hindi will be construed as a first step …

Let's not divide people further: Sonu Nigam on 'Hindi national language' row
2 years, 7 months ago

Let's not divide people further: Sonu Nigam on 'Hindi national language' row

Firstpost  

‘We aware that Tamil is the world’s oldest language? But people say Tamil is the oldest language in the entire world,’ the singer said New Delhi: Singer Sonu Nigam says Hindi is not the country’s national language and attempts to impose it on non-Hindi speaking citizens will only create a rift within. The singer’s comments come days after Bollywood actor …

The debate on the national language
2 years, 7 months ago

The debate on the national language

The Hindu  

The story so far: Remarks by a Hindi actor to the effect that Hindi is the national language of India sparked a controversy recently over the status of the language under the Constitution. The official language issue was hotly debated in the Constituent Assembly, and the provisions relating to it were formulated only after a compromise that English shall continue …

Sonu Nigam on 'Hindi national language' debate: Let's not divide people further in the country
2 years, 7 months ago

Sonu Nigam on 'Hindi national language' debate: Let's not divide people further in the country

India TV News  

Singer Sonu Nigam says Hindi is not our country's national language and the attempts to impose it on non-Hindi speaking citizens will only create a rift within. The singer's comments come days after Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn and Kannada actor Kichcha Sudeep engaged in a Twitter spat over Hindi being a national language. Devgn had tweeted, "Hindi was, is, and …

DC EDIT | India has many languages
2 years, 7 months ago

DC EDIT | India has many languages

Deccan Chronicle  

The exchange between a Kannada and a Hindi film star on the popularity of their language was just another in a series of discussions on national languages that tend to go nowhere because of the complexity and numbers of India. It appears the reach of regional films in today’s high-tech environment is getting longer adding weight to the argument that …

CM backs Sudeep on national language debate
2 years, 7 months ago

CM backs Sudeep on national language debate

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday endorsed actor Sudeep’s statement on the primacy of Kannada and said that everyone should understand and respect his views. His Cabinet colleague and Large and Medium Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani, meanwhile, described Hindi as a “national language” but went on to add that first priority is for Kannada. Hindi actor Ajay Devgn and Kannada …

Ajay Devgn-Kiccha Sudeep spat and return of the Hindi debate | VIEW
2 years, 7 months ago

Ajay Devgn-Kiccha Sudeep spat and return of the Hindi debate | VIEW

India Today  

Last evening, Twitter turned into a war zone when Bollywood heavyweight Ajay Devgn shot a tweet at Kannada superstar Kuccha Sudeep, criticising his 'Hindi is no more a national language' comment. More tweets were fired, and like the bad CGI of BR Chopra's Mahabharata, we could see one 240-character arrow piercing the other - thunder, lightning and the works accompanied. …

'Regional language most important': Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai supports Kiccha Sudeep's remarks on Hindi – Firstpost
2 years, 7 months ago

'Regional language most important': Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai supports Kiccha Sudeep's remarks on Hindi – Firstpost

Firstpost  

In Bengaluru, members of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike, a pro-Kannada organisation, were detained by the police during their protest against Ajay Devgn for his Hindi national language statement Hubli: After the Twitter spat between Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn and Kannada actor Kichcha Sudeep over the Hindi’s status as the national language, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday extended support to …

Ramya slams Ajay Devgn for his ‘ignorance’ on his Hindi national language tweet
2 years, 7 months ago

Ramya slams Ajay Devgn for his ‘ignorance’ on his Hindi national language tweet

Hindustan Times  

A day after Ajay Devgn took on Kannada actor Kiccha Sudeep over a tweet about Hindi’s status as India’s national language, Sudeep’s former co-star and actor-politician Ramya has now slammed Ajay. Ajay had claimed Hindi is and will always remain India’s national language in a rare angry outburst. The debate began a few days ago when Sudeep, while talking about …

'Hindi is no more a national language..' Southern star Sudeep gets rapped by Ajay Devgn's banter
2 years, 7 months ago

'Hindi is no more a national language..' Southern star Sudeep gets rapped by Ajay Devgn's banter

India TV News  

"Hindi was, is and always will be our mother tongue and national language," tweeted Ajay Devgn in Hindi, countering Kichcha Sudeep's opinion on Hindi not being the national language of India. In the political circuit, the hullaballoo for designating Hindi as the national language has attracted a lot of eyeballs in the past but now eyes are trained between the …

Protest erupts against Ajay Devgn over language war
2 years, 7 months ago

Protest erupts against Ajay Devgn over language war

India Today  

Pro-Kannada activists on Thursday protested against Ajay Devgn’s remarks that “Hindi is, was and will always be India’s national language.” Ajay Devgn’s statement was in response to Kannada actor Kiccha Sudeep’s statement that Hindi was longer the national language. Miffed by Ajay Devgn’s remarks, members of the pro-Kannada group, Karnataka Rakshana Vedike, raised slogans and began protesting against the actor …

Kiccha Sudeep, Ajay Devgn rekindle ‘national language’ debate
2 years, 7 months ago

Kiccha Sudeep, Ajay Devgn rekindle ‘national language’ debate

The Hindu  

The “national language” debate came back in focus on Wednesday, as Hindi actor Ajay Devgn took to Twitter to react to a comment by Kannada actor Kiccha Sudeep. He is learnt to have said at the event that “Hindi is no more a national language” to indicate the reach of some of the Southern films in recent times. Reacting to …

‘Hindi Will Never be Our National Language’: Siddaramaiah Responds to Ajay Devgn, Says ‘Proud to be a Kannadiga’
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Hindi Will Never be Our National Language’: Siddaramaiah Responds to Ajay Devgn, Says ‘Proud to be a Kannadiga’

News 18  

Former chief minister of Karnataka and Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Wednesday asserted that each Indian language “has its own rich history for its people to be proud of” and that it is the “duty of every Indian to respect linguistic diversity”. The veteran Congress leader’s statements on Wednesday came in response to Bollywood star Ajay Devgn’s Twitter exchange with Kannada …

Ajay Devgn, Kichcha Sudeep engage in Twitter debate over 'Hindi no more national language' comment
2 years, 7 months ago

Ajay Devgn, Kichcha Sudeep engage in Twitter debate over 'Hindi no more national language' comment

Firstpost  

“Hindi is no more our national language,” Kannada star Sudeep said at a film launch event last week when he was asked how he viewed the record-breaking pan-India success of the film “KGF: Chapter 2” Mumbai: If Hindi is not the national language of India, why are movies made in different languages and eventually dubbed, Bollywood star Ajay Devgn said …

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