Hindi is our identity, we should be proud of it: Venkaiah Naidu
June 24, 2017  14:54
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Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu may have just stoked fresh controversy over use of Hindi language. Venkaiah Naidu today said Hindi language is the identity of the Indians.

"Hindi hamari matribhasha hamari pehchan hai. Hamein ispe garv karna chahiye (Hindi is out mother tongue, our identity. We should be proud of it)," Venkaiah Naidu said.

Naidu termed the widespread use of English language in our work and daily life as detrimental to the progress of the nation. He said, "Angrezi seekhte seekhte hum angrezi mind mein bhi aa gaye hain. Ye desh ke hit mein nahi hai (While learning English, we have trained our minds like English people. This is not in the interests of the nation)."

Earlier in April, Venkaiah Naidu had defended a move by the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language proposing to make use of Hindi mandatory both in speech and writing for MPs and Union ministers, who could read and write the language.

Naidu had said that the Centre was only 'promoting' not 'imposing' Hindi on anyone.
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