Amid the ongoing language row in Maharashtra, the Maharashtra Chief Minister’s wife Amruta Fadnavis stated something that could provide fresh ammunition to the opposition. Amruta Fadnavis on Wednesday said that Hindi should be taught in schools, as it helps connect with people across the country.

Amruta Fadnavis’s statement came three days after the BJP-led government withdrew a government resolution (GR) that introduced Hindi as a third language from Classes 1 to 5.

Amruta Fadnavis, while speaking to the media, asserted that "Marathi is number one (language) for Maharashtra, no doubt about it. To communicate at the global level, English is useful. But for connecting with people across the country, from North to South and East to West, I personally feel Hindi could be included in the curriculum."