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Hindi not national language to impose on other states, MNS chief

Mumbai, June 30 (UNI) Reacting on the Mahayuti government's announcement regarding the withdrawal of government resolutions mandating the teaching of Hindi in schools from Class 1, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray today said that Hindi is not the national language but is the language of one region and hence, it cannot be imposed on other states.
“Many people from North India come to Maharashtra for work. If this is the case, then Marathi should be taught in their states instead. Why impose Hindi in Maharashtra, and over Marathi? This attempt to impose a 150–200-year-old language on 3,000-year-old Marathi is not acceptable to us,” he said while addressing a press conference here.
He also said that he did not understand the insistence on teaching Hindi. “Earlier, Hindi was taught from around Class 5 or 6, and that was acceptable. But why push it from Class 1 now?"
“Yesterday, the state government had no choice but to cancel both government resolutions related to Hindi imposition. I would like to congratulate the Marathi people for taking a firm stand. The issue was unnecessary to begin with,” he said and stated, “Apart from the public, I also want to thank some writers, a few artists, and Marathi media journalists and editors who supported the cause.”
The state government’s move of introducing the three-language policy had drawn severe criticism from regional parties, civil society and prominent Marathi figures. Following the announcement that it was withdrawn, Raj and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray cancelled the joint protest rally scheduled for July five.
“There was absolutely no need for all of this,” Raj further said.
Raj Thackeray also said the MNS was the first to oppose the three-language policy.
“As tensions rose, other political parties joined us including Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena, Sharad Pawar’s NCP (Nationalist Congress Party), and others. We had declared a protest on July five. Had that rally taken place, it would have been unprecedented. It would have reminded people of the Samyukta Maharashtra movement. A united Marathi voice can have real impact. I hope the government has understood that,” he added.
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