hindi imposition

While addressing the 'Awaz Marathicha' joint rally in Mumbai, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said that he has come to "stay together" with his brother Raj Thackeray.

While language chauvinists are fighting against so called ‘Hindi imposition’ in various states, they ignore the fact that Urdu is the real ‘North Indian imposition’, a language imposed by Mughal tyrants for their own benefit

Uddhav Thackeray has taken a leaf out of DMK's political playbook and is trying to start an anti-Hindi language war in Maharashtra

In a move that exposes glaring ideological contradictions, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has launched a vigorous campaign to revive Urdu in the state’s education system, even as his government continues its vehement opposition to Hindi—a language he dismisses as “imposed.” This dual stance raises urgent questions about linguistic authenticity, historical revisionism, and political appeasement in India’s youngest state

A fresh row has erupted over the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), replacing the names of some English textbooks with Hindi ones

Starting with the supposed ‘learning overload’ on students and increased logistics and staffing costs that would come with adding a third language as directed in NEP 2020, claiming that it would not have any substantial benefits, the DMK leader came to his real chagrin—Hindi imposition.

Sridhar Vembu stated that he has been learning Hindi for the past 5 years and encouraged Tamils to learn the language.

"The introduction of the three-language policy and the National Education Policy (NEP) are blatant attempts to impose Hindi and Sanskrit on non-Hindi-speaking states," MK Stalin claimed.

In September 2020, Suriya Sivakumar compared the NEET to ‘Manu Dharma' tests.’ and mobilised the public against the pan-India exam.