Hindi National Language, BJP Will Promote Regional Languages Too: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy
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This comes following the Twitter spat between Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn and Kannada actor Kichcha Sudeep over the status of Hindi as the national language.
Reacting to the ongoing language controversy, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Thursday said that the Central government led by the BJP gives full respect to all languages and assured that the government will support and take forward all the regional languages.
This comes following the Twitter spat between Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn and Kannada actor Kichcha Sudeep over the status of Hindi as the national language.
"I have not heard what Kichcha Sudeep said, but the BJP government gives full respect to all languages. Hindi is our national language but in some provinces, it is also our mother tongue, we will support and take it forward. We will take forward the national language, regional languages along with the working language," the Union Minister said.
Earlier in the day, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai extended support to Kichcha Sudeep saying that regional language is the most important.
