North India Statesman
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News India Live, Digital Desk: Language Controversy: A well-known actor and Prakash Raj, who is in an opinion on socio-political issues, is once again in the discussion. This time he has attacked him with a statement of Telugu films superstar and politician Pawan Kalyan. The dispute arose when Pawan Kalyan advised the Telugu -speaking people to learn Hindi. Prakash Raj reacted strongly to call it ’embarrassing’ and ‘unconstitutional’. Prakash Raj in his post on X (first Twitter) objected to Pawan Kalyan’s statement, saying, “Pawan Kalyan should remember that Hindi is not our national language.” He stressed that Hindi is only an official language under the Constitution of India, and every Indian state has the right to maintain its mother tongue and cultural diversity. Prakash Raj emphasized that it is not only contradictory for a Telugu leader to expect his own people to learn Hindi, but also shameful. He asked how we will hear this in South, where ‘South Indians’ is mocked for his way to speak. This statement has led to a new debate about linguistic identity and national language status. Prakash Raj argues that every regional language has its own importance and should be respected. He believes that the attempt to impose Hindi is against India’s linguistic diversity and federal structure. Taking a sarcasm, he said that when people of Hindi are not learning the languages of South, then why are we trying to impose Hindi on us? It underlines the sensitive issue of frequently felt linguistic and cultural identity in South India. The dispute is part of the broad debate where efforts to impose Hindi as the national language are strongly opposed by the South Indian states. Prakash Raj has been consistently vocal at his stand, and he has opposed similar statements before. This time too, he has made it clear that he will continue to support regional languages and the rights of cultural identity.
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