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Pawan Kalyan, Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and Jana Sena Party chief, once again stirred the linguistic debate by calling Hindi the "peddamma" (elder aunt) of regional languages like Telugu. Speaking at the Official Language Department's Golden Jubilee event in Hyderabad, Kalyan emphasized that Hindi unites India and drives economic success—especially for the South Indian film industry. He pointed out the hypocrisy of profiting from Hindi-dubbed films while opposing learning the language. Advocating for voluntary Hindi learning, he clarified that NEP 2020 doesn't mandate Hindi but promotes multilingualism. His comments come at a time of renewed debate on language politics in India.#pawankalyan #hindidebate #southindiapolitics #pawanonhindi #filmindustry #janasena #teluguhindi #nep2020 #languagepolitics #andhrapolitics #toi #toibharat #bharat #trending #breakingnews #indianews
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