Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday clarified that his party is not opposed to the Hindi language, but stands firmly against its “imposition”, especially in schools across Maharashtra.Thackeray made the remarks while speaking to reporters after participating in a protest event in south Mumbai, where…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday recalled the Emergency imposed 50 years ago, calling it one of the darkest chapters in India’s democratic history in his monthly Mann ki Baat address.Referring to the Emergency imposed in 1975, PM Modi said, “Those who imposed Emergency not only murdered the spirit of the Constitution but…
NEW DELHI: Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, once estranged cousins vying over Bal Thackeray’s legacy, are now uniting in opposition to the imposition of Hindi in Maharashtra’s schools. In a post on X, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut announced that Thackeray’s brothers will jointly lead a protest march on July 5 against the imposition of…
Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah BENGALURU: After Tamil Nadu, voices against “Hindi imposition” and the three-language formula proposed under NEP are getting louder in Karnataka, too, with Kannada Development Authority (KDA) writing to chief minister Siddaramaiah to adopt a two-language policy in the state. “Considering the variety of discussions going on regarding the language issue, it…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin announced Saturday he would take a pledge on his birthday to resist the “imposition of a dominant language” – indirectly referring to Hindi. He launched a sharp attack on the Centre over its three-language policy under NEP, alleging it was a ploy to impose Hindi in non-Hindi-speaking states…