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Modi Wants More Indians to Speak Hindi. Some States Are Shouting ‘No.’

13 juillet 2025 à 00:01
States worry that the imposition of Hindi, the main language of northern India, would wipe out their cultural heritage.

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Raj Thackeray, left, and Uddhav Thackeray at a recent rally in Mumbai. They are cousins and both politicians in Maharashtra. Though they had a falling-out years ago and started rival parties, the effort to require primary schools in Maharashtra to teach Hindi has reunited them in opposition to the plan.
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