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Regional leaders hit back at Amit Shah's 'Hindi replacement for English' comment

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Published : Apr 8, 2022, 8:59 PM IST

Protests emerged from several quarters of Indian politics on Friday, a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that Hindi should be considered a replacement for English and not a regional language.

Regional leaders hit back at Amit Shahs Hindi replacement for English comment
Regional leaders hit back at Amit Shahs Hindi replacement for English comment

Hyderabad: Protests emerged from several quarters of Indian politics on Friday, a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that Hindi should be considered a replacement for English and not a regional language. Shah, who made the comment while presiding over the Parliamentary Official Language Committee, said that Hindi had been decided by PM Modi as the 'medium of running the government', further noting that about 70 percent of the Cabinet's agenda at present was prepared in Hindi.

One of the first voices to oppose this on Friday was former Karnataka Chief Minister and senior JD(S) leader Siddaramaiah, who said "As a Kannadiga, I take strong offense to @HMOIndia @AmitShah's comment on Official language & medium of communication. Hindi is not our National Language & we will never let it to be," on Twitter. He further added the hashtag #IndiaAgainstHindiImposition.

  • ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳು ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಸಂಪರ್ಕ ಭಾಷೆಯಾಗಿ ಹಿಂದಿಯನ್ನು‌ ಬಳಸಬೇಕೆಂದು ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಗೃಹಸಚಿವ @AmitShah ಅವರು ಫರ್ಮಾನು ಹೊರಡಿಸಿರುವುದು ಅತ್ಯಂತ‌ ಆಕ್ಷೇಪಾರ್ಹ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯಾಗಿದೆ.

    ಒಬ್ಬ ಸ್ವಾಭಿಮಾನಿ‌ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗನಾಗಿ‌ ಈ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ತೀವ್ರವಾಗಿ ಖಂಡಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.
    1/8#IndiaAgainstHindiImposition

    — Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) April 8, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

"Imposing Hindi is a sign of coercive federalism rather than cooperative federalism. The myopic view of BJP regarding our languages needs to be corrected and their opinions are derived from pseudo-nationalists like Savarkar," he further added.

Also read: Urdu: Whose language is it?

Adding to the dissent was fellow Karnataka politician and KPCC chief, DK Shivakumar. "All Kannadigas are proud of our mother tongue but we do need a second language to be part of a globalized world. That second language is English. Without English, so many Kannadigas won’t be working across the world, and Bengaluru wouldn’t be India’s IT capital", Shivakumar tweeted out.

  • All Kannadigas are proud of our mother tongue but we do need a second language to be part of a globalised world.

    That second language is English.

    Without English, so many Kannadigas won’t be working across the world, and Bengaluru wouldn’t be India’s IT capital.

    — DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) April 8, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

"Imposing a language of connection is not used to unite the country, it is used to divide. The Union Government and its ministers need to know the history and sacrifices of the anti-Hindu movement," said DMK MP Kanimozhi.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said the aim of the BJP was to 'wreck' the unity of India.

  • "ஆங்கிலத்துக்குப் பதிலாக இந்தியைப் பயன்படுத்துங்கள்" என்று ஒன்றிய உள்துறை அமைச்சர் @AmitShah சொல்வது இந்தியாவின் ஒருமைப்பாட்டுக்கு வேட்டு வைக்கும் செயல்!

    இந்தியாவின் பன்முகத்தன்மையைப் பழுதாக்கும் வேலையை பாஜக தலைமை தொடர்ந்து செய்கிறது. (1/2)#StopHindiImposition

    — M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) April 8, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

"'Use Hindi instead of English' which is an act of ending India's unity. BJP leadership works relentlessly to wreck India's diversity. Does the Home Minister @AmitShah think that 'Indian State' is enough but Indian states are not needed? Single language does not help unity! You make the same mistake over and over again. But you will not succeed in this!", he said regarding the issue.

  • இணைப்பு மொழி என்று ஒன்றைத் திணிப்பது நாட்டை இணைக்கப் பயன்படாது அது பிரிக்கத்தான் பயன்படும். ஒன்றிய அரசும் அமைச்சர்களும் இந்தி எதிர்ப்பின் வரலாற்றை, தியாகங்களைத் தெரிந்து கொள்ளவேண்டும்.https://t.co/JoFxgWDFNA

    — Kanimozhi (கனிமொழி) (@KanimozhiDMK) April 8, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Garga Chatterjee, the founder of Bangla Pokkho, a Bengali nationalist front, invited users to unite and oppose the statement, saying "Hindi Imperialist BJP is an alliance of Guj-Raj money & UP-Bihar-Haryana numbers. Amit Shah has insulted all by wanting us to know Hindi. Hindi Imperialism wants all upright non-Hindis to be second-class citizens and eventually slaves. Tweet with #stophindiimposition from 6pm".

Hyderabad: Protests emerged from several quarters of Indian politics on Friday, a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that Hindi should be considered a replacement for English and not a regional language. Shah, who made the comment while presiding over the Parliamentary Official Language Committee, said that Hindi had been decided by PM Modi as the 'medium of running the government', further noting that about 70 percent of the Cabinet's agenda at present was prepared in Hindi.

One of the first voices to oppose this on Friday was former Karnataka Chief Minister and senior JD(S) leader Siddaramaiah, who said "As a Kannadiga, I take strong offense to @HMOIndia @AmitShah's comment on Official language & medium of communication. Hindi is not our National Language & we will never let it to be," on Twitter. He further added the hashtag #IndiaAgainstHindiImposition.

  • ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳು ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಸಂಪರ್ಕ ಭಾಷೆಯಾಗಿ ಹಿಂದಿಯನ್ನು‌ ಬಳಸಬೇಕೆಂದು ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಗೃಹಸಚಿವ @AmitShah ಅವರು ಫರ್ಮಾನು ಹೊರಡಿಸಿರುವುದು ಅತ್ಯಂತ‌ ಆಕ್ಷೇಪಾರ್ಹ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯಾಗಿದೆ.

    ಒಬ್ಬ ಸ್ವಾಭಿಮಾನಿ‌ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗನಾಗಿ‌ ಈ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ತೀವ್ರವಾಗಿ ಖಂಡಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.
    1/8#IndiaAgainstHindiImposition

    — Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) April 8, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

"Imposing Hindi is a sign of coercive federalism rather than cooperative federalism. The myopic view of BJP regarding our languages needs to be corrected and their opinions are derived from pseudo-nationalists like Savarkar," he further added.

Also read: Urdu: Whose language is it?

Adding to the dissent was fellow Karnataka politician and KPCC chief, DK Shivakumar. "All Kannadigas are proud of our mother tongue but we do need a second language to be part of a globalized world. That second language is English. Without English, so many Kannadigas won’t be working across the world, and Bengaluru wouldn’t be India’s IT capital", Shivakumar tweeted out.

  • All Kannadigas are proud of our mother tongue but we do need a second language to be part of a globalised world.

    That second language is English.

    Without English, so many Kannadigas won’t be working across the world, and Bengaluru wouldn’t be India’s IT capital.

    — DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) April 8, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

"Imposing a language of connection is not used to unite the country, it is used to divide. The Union Government and its ministers need to know the history and sacrifices of the anti-Hindu movement," said DMK MP Kanimozhi.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said the aim of the BJP was to 'wreck' the unity of India.

  • "ஆங்கிலத்துக்குப் பதிலாக இந்தியைப் பயன்படுத்துங்கள்" என்று ஒன்றிய உள்துறை அமைச்சர் @AmitShah சொல்வது இந்தியாவின் ஒருமைப்பாட்டுக்கு வேட்டு வைக்கும் செயல்!

    இந்தியாவின் பன்முகத்தன்மையைப் பழுதாக்கும் வேலையை பாஜக தலைமை தொடர்ந்து செய்கிறது. (1/2)#StopHindiImposition

    — M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) April 8, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

"'Use Hindi instead of English' which is an act of ending India's unity. BJP leadership works relentlessly to wreck India's diversity. Does the Home Minister @AmitShah think that 'Indian State' is enough but Indian states are not needed? Single language does not help unity! You make the same mistake over and over again. But you will not succeed in this!", he said regarding the issue.

  • இணைப்பு மொழி என்று ஒன்றைத் திணிப்பது நாட்டை இணைக்கப் பயன்படாது அது பிரிக்கத்தான் பயன்படும். ஒன்றிய அரசும் அமைச்சர்களும் இந்தி எதிர்ப்பின் வரலாற்றை, தியாகங்களைத் தெரிந்து கொள்ளவேண்டும்.https://t.co/JoFxgWDFNA

    — Kanimozhi (கனிமொழி) (@KanimozhiDMK) April 8, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Garga Chatterjee, the founder of Bangla Pokkho, a Bengali nationalist front, invited users to unite and oppose the statement, saying "Hindi Imperialist BJP is an alliance of Guj-Raj money & UP-Bihar-Haryana numbers. Amit Shah has insulted all by wanting us to know Hindi. Hindi Imperialism wants all upright non-Hindis to be second-class citizens and eventually slaves. Tweet with #stophindiimposition from 6pm".

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