Tripura Chief Minister said that people those who are opposing Hindi as the national language are the ones who do not love the country.
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Monday made controversial remarks by terming those who don't accept Hindi as a national language as ones who do not love the country.
Further speaking on the issue, Tripura Chief Minister said that people those who are opposing Hindi as the national language are the ones who do not love the country.
The chief minister was speaking in support to Home Minister Amit Shah's earlier statement that Hindi can be the unifying language in the country. The Home Minister made these remarks on Saturday.
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On Saturday, Amit Shah said that English became a status symbol due to loyalty during the colonial rule. The union minister had further said that people shouldn't have this thought that only nations where English is spoken develop if this has been the case, countries like Japan, China, Russia, Israel and other would not have developed.
Agreeing with Amit Shah, Biplab Deb said that since most people in the country speak Hindi, that is why it is our national language.
Sharing his thoughts on the English language, Biplab Deb said if the Britishers had not ruled over India, English language wouldn't have been into our official system.
However, the chief minister clarified that he was against English, neither was trying to impose Hindi.
Shah had triggered a political row on Saturday when he had said that it is important the country had one language reflecting its identity and only Hindi could unite the country.
The Home Minister's statements drew sharp reactions from Opposition parties, particularly those in the South.
Reacting after Shah's statements, actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan said that a lot of kings had given up their kingdoms for India to be born, but a lot of Indians and states vehemently opposed giving up their language, culture and traditions.
“When India became the Constitutional Republic in 1950, the government promised the same to the people and no Shah or Sultan or Samrat can attempt to change it”.
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