Hindi Not National Language, Tamil World's Oldest: Sonu Nigam
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Sonu Nigam said that the controversy will create unwanted tension in the country, which was already facing many internal problems.
Although Hindi is the most spoken language in the country, it cannot be imposed over non-Hindi speaking people as the language has not been mentioned as a "national language in the Constitution", singer Sonu Nigam has said, sharing his views on the controversy that gained national attention following a Twitter exchange between Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn and Kannada actor Sudeep Sanjeev earlier this week. Perfect response to Ajay Devgn by Sonu Nigam: Let's not divide people further in this country, where is it written that Hindi is our national language? ???? pic.twitter.com/hC9nHbXJHy
"As per my knowledge, Hindi is not mentioned as a national language in the Constitution of India. I have consulted experts regarding this also. Hindi is the most spoken language in the country, I understand that. Having said that are we aware that Tamil is world's oldest language? There is a debate between Sanskrit and Tamil. People say Tamil is the oldest language in the entire world, Mr Nigam, a Padma Shri awardee, said when asked about his views on the matter.
Mr Nigam said that the controversy will create unwanted tension in the country, which was already facing many internal problems.
"Do we have fewer problems in the country that we need a new one. We are creating disharmony in the country by imposing language on others, saying you are a Tamilian, you should speak Hindi. Why would they? People should have the right to decide the language they want to speak," Mr Nigam added.
