KTR slams Amit Shah over Hindi remarks

Hindi remarks | Following Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s Hindi language push, IT Minister & TRS working president K T Ramarao on Saturday expressed disgust over accepting Hindi as an alternative language to English.

Unity in diversity is our strength dear @AmitShah Ji. India is a union of states & a true ‘Vasudhaika Kutumbam’

Why don’t we let people of our great nation decide what to eat, what to wear, who to pray to and what language to speak!

Language chauvinism/hegemony will boomerang pic.twitter.com/AwMae3Clra

— KTR (@KTRTRS) April 9, 2022

The minister reacted after Amit Shah on Thursday said the people in States should communicate in Hindi and not English.

I am an Indian first, a proud Telugu & Telanganaite next

Can speak in my mother tongue Telugu, English, Hindi & a little bit of Urdu too

To impose Hindi & diss English will be a great disservice to the youngsters of this nation who have global aspirations#stopHindiImposition

— KTR (@KTRTRS) April 9, 2022

Hindi remarks

In a tweet, KTR found fault with the statement of Amit Shah for forcing the people to speak in a particular language. He said, “India is regarded as the land of unity in diversity. The term “Unity in diversity in India” implies the feeling of oneness and togetherness even after having a lot of diversity. But, one cannot impose any language forcibly. Wearing of costumes, food habits and offering prayers and believing the faith are the personal choice of individuals. Nobody has right to impose his or her interests on some others. We don’t have any problem learning other languages, but the forcible imposition was not the right thing,” KTR added.

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