Rahul's tweet on Hindi row tags 23 flag emojis

September 16, 2019 20:48

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi put out a tweet today against Home Minister Amit Shah's pitch for having Hindi as a common language across the country.

Stating 23 of the many languages spoken in the country with the national flag emojis following each, the former Congress chief tweeted "India's many languages are not her weakness."

Gandhi joins many other politicians who spoke out against Amit Shah's appeal to make Hindi the national language of India as it is spoken the most. Currently, Hindi and English are the official languages of the centre.

Rahul Gandhi's tweet was liked over 17,000 times.

Earlier, the Congress too had opposed the BJP chief's pitch saying no indication should be given of a rethink on the "three-language formula" as it will create strife and unrest in the country.

The three languages formula is commonly understood to comprise Hindi, English and the regional language of the respective states.

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