Pawan Kalyan backs Hindi, says it's a necessity for him
On the language debate, Pawan Kalyan said, 'Today, we are speaking in English, not because we love English, because it has, because of English rule or colonial rule, it became a necessity. In the same way, Hindi is also a necessity for me. Today, I am able to speak Tamil it is because of it. I love it and it is a necessary way of a language to communicate, especially when I am doing films, as I grew up in Chennai also. It is vice versa, if I go to Karnataka, that is what I try to speak, if I go to Maharashtra, I try to pick up a few lines of Marathi. I think that is what we all should understand, a multi-linguistic approach or perspective is needed to each and every citizen of this nation. I think it is good for the linguistic integration and cultural integration, I firmly believe in it."
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