India, Sept. 29 -- 'One nation, One language' approach does not ensure harmony

Union Home Minister Amit Shah could've easily avoided the controversy of what he said. Now, after a backlash from the Southern States of India where Hindi is not compulsory, he says, he had no intention of making Hindi a compulsory language throughout India. Without thinking twice, his hasty decision and later regretting it, looks very ludicrous. While it is important to preserve our national language, a dogmatic imposition of it on non-Hindi speaking States is not likely to unite the masses. The 'One nation, One language' approach does not ensure harmony at all. Also, Hindi is not the national language of India; it is just an official language.

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