Hindi Diwas 2019: MK Stalin Hits Out at Amit Shah on 'One Language' Comment, Demands Union Minister to Take Back His Remarks

New Delhi, September 14: Hours after Union Home Minister Amit Shah pitched on the need to have one national language -- Hindi, DMK chief MK Stalin slammed the Minister for hurting the sentiments of non-Hindu speaking people. He even sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi to clarify on Home Minister's statement. Also, people were seen protesting against Shah's statement in Karnataka. Hindi Diwas 2019: Twitterati Extends Greetings With Hindi Divas Quotes & Messages to Honour the National Day

Expressing his discomfort over Shah's statement, Stalin said, "We have been continuously waging a protest against the imposition of Hindi. Today's remarks made by Amit Shah gave us a jolt, it will affect the unity of the country. We demand that he takes his sentence back." Adding on, he said, "Day after tomorrow we will be holding our executive party meeting where will be take up this issue further." This is not the first time as the DMK leader had been outspoken on the imposition of Hindi several times in the past.

Earlier, Amit Shah had said on Hindi Diwas, "Diversity of languages and dialects is the strength of our nation. But there is a need for our nation to have one language, so that foreign languages don't find a place. This is why our freedom fighters envisioned Hindi as 'Raj Bhasha'."

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Adding on, he said, "On the occasion of Hindi Diwas, we should introspect. There are many countries in this world whose languages have become extinct. The country that leaves its language loses its existence too. The country that loses its language can't preserve its culture."

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