Non secular chief Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev has known as out Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for asserting Hindi because the nationwide language and shedding his cool at a request for translation throughout a political assembly.
Sadhguru took to X (previously Twitter) and mentioned, “Hindustan means the land that lies between the Himalayas and Indu Sagara or the land of Hindus not the land of Hindi language.”
He said that the linguistic division of states was meant to make sure all languages in India have equal standing, whatever the variety of folks talking them. He additionally urged the JD(U) chief to respect India’s linguistic variety.
“Respectfully request you to keep away from such banal statements as there are various states with their very own language, literature, and tradition related to it,” the religious guru added.
The controversy arose on the INDIA bloc assembly on Tuesday when Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief TR Baalu was unable to know a speech delivered in Hindi by Nitish Kumar and signalled for a translation.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha provided to translate however was rebuffed by Nitish Kumar, who insisted that “We name our nation Hindustan and Hindi is our nationwide language. We should always know the language.”
Nitish Kumar’s outburst, which stoked a row, and Sadhguru’s subsequent rebuke are the newest within the ongoing debate over language politics within the nation, the place the alleged imposition of Hindi by the central authorities has been a delicate problem, notably within the southern states.
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