THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that efforts to impose the Hindi language are “unacceptable”.
CM Vijayan wrote to PM to inform Kerala’s stand in the wake of reports on the recommendation of the official language committee of the Parliament to make the medium of examinations conducted for central services in Hindi and to make Hindi a compulsory language of study in educational institutions including IITs and IIMs.
“The essence of India is defined by the concept of ‘unity in diversity’ which acknowledges cultural and linguistic diversity. Acknowledging this, it is brotherhood, tolerance and mutual respect between different peoples that sustains our country. The chief minister said that promoting any one language above others would destroy this integrity,” said Vijayan.
CM Vijayan wrote to PM to inform Kerala’s stand in the wake of reports on the recommendation of the official language committee of the Parliament to make the medium of examinations conducted for central services in Hindi and to make Hindi a compulsory language of study in educational institutions including IITs and IIMs.
“The essence of India is defined by the concept of ‘unity in diversity’ which acknowledges cultural and linguistic diversity. Acknowledging this, it is brotherhood, tolerance and mutual respect between different peoples that sustains our country. The chief minister said that promoting any one language above others would destroy this integrity,” said Vijayan.