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Mandating Hindi as default third language would be wrong: Anil Deshmukh
Updated On: 23 June, 2025 03:39 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Last week, on Tuesday, the Maharashtra government came out with orders which state that if anyone wants to have an alternative language to Hindi, they can opt for the same, but it would require a minimum of 20 students in the class
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NCP-SP leader Anil Deshmukh (above) said that There was great outrage in Maharashtra over it. File PIc
Former Maharashtra Home Minister and senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP SP) on Monday said that mandating Hindi as default third language in the state schools would be wrong.
According to the ANI, Anil Deshmukh said, "There is a great outrage in Maharashtra over it. The tall literary personalities of the state have also presented their position and expressed dissent. Some of them has stated that they would return their awards if such a decision is being made.”
#WATCH | Nagpur: On Maharashtra govt mandating Hindi as the default third language in schools, NCP-SCP leader Anil Deshmukh & state`s former HM Anil Deshmukh says, "...There is great outrage in Maharashtra over it...The tall literary personalities of the state have also presented… pic.twitter.com/z60DMdd9Ko
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