We aren't anti-Hindi: Uddhav Sena distances from Stalin's language stance
"We haven't stopped anyone from speaking in Hindi because we have Hindi movies, Hindi theatre, and Hindi music here... Our fight is only against the imposition of Hindi in primary education," he added.Hours after Uddhav and Raj Thackeray appeared on the same stage for the first time in nearly two decades, Stalin — who has been at loggerheads with the Centre over what he calls Hindi imposition — welcomed the cousins' stance on the issue.Taking to X, Stalin wrote: "The language rights struggle, waged generation after generation by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the people of Tamil Nadu to defeat Hindi imposition, has now transcended state boundaries and is swirling like a storm of protest in Maharashtra."Welcoming the reunion of the estranged cousins, Stalin said, 'The enthusiasm and powerful oratory of the victory rally held today in Mumbai under the leadership of brother #UddhavThackeray against Hindi imposition fills us with immense excitement.'- Ends
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