Union Minister G Kishan Reddy slams Tamil Nadu govt over language row, calls it ‘political stunt’ He emphasised that the Centre was not imposing Hindi on anyone, clarifying that the language policy in question was pre-existing, dating back to the Congress and AIADMK governments. Reddy further explained that learning Hindi was not mandatory, pointing out that just as people in Telangana, his home state, are encouraged to learn Telugu, there was no compulsion on learning English or Hindi. The war of words comes as CM Stalin has accused the central government of imposing Hindi, reigniting the long-standing debate over linguistic dominance. Meanwhile, Home Minister Amit Shah acknowledged Tamil as one of the oldest languages but also apologised for his inability to speak it. IANS: Amit Shah apologises for not being able to speak Tamil. He said: ‘I can’t speak Tamil but I can speak Telugu.’ The row has been described as a ‘language war’ by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M.K. Stalin. The Chief Minister has urged the public to resist what he calls a “language war,\” drawing attention to the importance of protecting regional languages.
