Amid ongoing controversy over the Maharashtra government’s decision to include Hindi as the third language in the curriculum of Marathi and English medium schools, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, along with Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, will hold a crucial meeting today to review the three-language formula in the state.

According to the Maharashtra Chief Minister’s Office, the meeting is scheduled for 9 pm at Varsha, the official residence in Malabar Hill.

The meeting comes in the wake of strong backlash against the government’s proposal to make Hindi compulsory from Class 1. Opposition parties have criticised the move, calling it an imposition of Hindi that undermines Marathi language and culture.