Mumbai, June 30 (UNI) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said that the state government has decided to cancel the GR issued regarding compulsory teaching of Hindi language in schools in the state from class 1 look at the interests of the students and not in the interest of any party.

"We will not look after the interests of any party. We will look after the interests of the students of Maharashtra only," he said.

He further said that the government has appointed a committee to decide whether to adopt the three-language formula in the state or not and informed that the committee will decide now.

Reacting on the Thackeray cousins' statement that this is a matter of unity of the Marathi people, Fadnavis said that when Uddhav Thackeray was the Chief Minister, a leader who was considered to be his right-hand had recommended making Hindi compulsory and Uddhav Thackeray had accepted that report.

Therefore, the decision on making Hindi compulsory was made during his tenure, he claimed and accused such persons of being two-faced.

When asked if BJP is trying to prevent the estranged Thackeray cousins -- Uddhav Thackeray and MNS president Raj Thackeray from coming together, Fadnavis taunted "I did not issue a GR to prevent the Thackeray cousins from coming together. Did I stop the two leaders from coming together? I don't care if they come together, play cricket, play tennis, have dinner or do anything."

Meanwhile, the state government has cancelled two GRs issued regarding compulsory teaching of Hindi in the state schools from class 1.

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