Hindi companion of all Indian languages rather than an adversary: Amit Shah

Addressing the golden jubilee celebrations of the Central government's official language department, Shah also asked all the state governments to take the initiative to impart medical and engineering education in the local language.

The Centre will help all the state governments in using Indian languages to conduct administrative works, he said.

"I sincerely believe that Hindi can't be opposed (‘virodhi’) to any Indian language. Hindi is a friend (‘sakhi’) of all Indian languages," the home minister said.