Mumbai/IBNS, April 18 -- Amid a row over "Hindi imposition" in the south, especially Tamil Nadu, the Maharashtra government has introduced Hindi as a compulsory third language for the primary section in Marathi and English-medium schools.

The Opposition Congress and Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena have raised strong objections to the state government's move.

In a post on X, MNS chief Raj Thackeray slammed the order as well as the Centre's three-language policy.

"We will not allow the central government's current efforts to 'Hindi-ify' everything, to succeed in this state. Hindi is not a national language. It is a state language like other languages in the country. Why should it be taught in Maharashtra from the very beginnin...