The Big Story

270: How Do Indians Feel About Hindi Being Imposed on Them?


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On 14 September, on the occasion of Hindi Diwas, Home Minister Amit Shah called for hindi becoming india's Raj Bhasha or national language. 

Some have called this a much needed push for hindi, while others called it hindi imposition in a multilingual country. We’ll hear, today, from the centre, opposition leaders, as well as language experts.
Who’s opposed to the move? Well, opposition leaders and people from states like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, West Bengal and most surprisingly Delhi-NCR!
Soon after Shah made his “hindi language is best language” statement, #StopHindiImposition began trending on Twitter.
How trendy are we talking about? Well in about 48 hours #StopHindiImposition had a reach of 482 million…or 48.2 crore people.

On that note, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal and Maharashtra only have a combined population of 26.5 crore people.
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