Mumbai, June 19 -- The Maharashtra government has issued an order making Hindi "generally" the third language for the students of Classes 1 to 5 studying in English and Marathi medium schools in the state, triggering a row in the state with the opposition accusing chief minister Devendra Fadnavis of "stabbing" the Marathi people in the chest. Fadnavis, however, clarified that the "compulsion" for students to learn Hindi has been removed, and now any Indian language can be chosen as the third language as he dubbed the entire controversy as unnecessary. An amended government resolution (GR) order issued on Tuesday said Hindi will "generally" be the third language, instead of being mandatory, but gave an option to opt out if 20 students per gr...