New Delhi: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him not to promote any one language above others stating that promoting any one language above others would destroy integrity.
Vijayan also said that the essence of India is defined by the concept of 'unity in diversity. “The essence of India is defined by the concept of 'unity in diversity which acknowledges cultural & linguistic diversity. Promoting any one language above others would destroy integrity,” Vijayan said in a letter to PM Modi, as reported by the news agency ANI.
Earlier in May, Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy had sparked controversy by saying that those who speak Hindi are engaged in menial jobs here. The minister's remark came amid the raging debate over the imposition of Hindi, which erupted after a Twitter spat between actors Ajay Ajay Devgn and Kiccha Sudeep.
Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn also got into a war of words with South star Kichcha Sudeepa after the latter's comment that Hindi is no longer India's national language. During an event, Sudeepa had stated that "Hindi is no more a national language", ANI had reported earlier citing media reports.
After Sudeepa’s comments, Devgan took to Twitter and expressed views on Sudeepa's comment. In Hindi, he wrote, "Kiccha Sudeep, my brother, according to you, if Hindi is not our national language then why do you release your native language [mother tongue] films by dubbing them in Hindi? Hindi was, is and always will be our mother tongue and national language. Jan Gan Man."
The duo's Twitter exchange over Hindi language soon took a political turn after Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai extended support to Sudeep, saying that regional language is the most important. The Karnataka Opposition leaders HD Kumaraswamy and Siddaramaiah also commented on Devgn and Sudeepa's Twitter exchange.
(With Inputs from ANI)