‘Marathi Row’: RSS Chief Bhaiyyaji Joshi Clarifies After Political Backlash | India Information
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi kicked a storm after he mentioned that studying ‘Marathi’ shouldn’t be obligatory when coming to Mumbai. With opposition and the ruling BJP sparring over the remarks, Joshi later apologises and clarified that his feedback had been misunderstood.
“Mumbai doesn’t have a single language, Mumbai has many languages. Completely different areas have totally different languages. For instance, the language of Ghatkopar is Gujarati. Equally, you can find fewer folks talking Hindi in Girgaon. There, you can find folks talking Marathi. There is no such thing as a requirement for folks coming to Mumbai to study Marathi,” mentioned Joshi.
Nevertheless, the opposition latched out on his remarks to nook the ruling Mahayuti and the difficulty was raised within the Maharashtra meeting as properly.
Chatting with media, NCP-SP MLA Jitendra Awhad mentioned, “He (Bhaiyyaji Joshi) has disrespected our mom. He took one station’s title and claimed that its language is Gujarati, however he doesn’t perceive Mumbai… Mumbai is a spot, whoever comes right here and embraces it by no means has to show again… Earlier they used to divide within the title of caste, then faith, now it’s language…”
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray demanded a sedition case towards Bhaiyyaji Joshi.
Nevertheless, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde made it clear that Marathi stays the language of Mumbai.
Addressing the Meeting, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis mentioned, “In Mumbai, Maharashtra, and the State authorities’s language is Marathi, and individuals who reside right here ought to study it.”
“Marathi is part of the state’s tradition and identification, and it’s the obligation of each citizen to study it,” the chief minister and BJP chief mentioned.
Seeing the political backlash, Joshi later clarified saying that there isn’t any query of Marathi not being the language of Mumbai. “The language of Maharashtra is Marathi. Mumbai is in Maharashtra and naturally, the language of Mumbai is Marathi. Completely different languages are spoken in India. Individuals communicate totally different languages whereas dwelling in Mumbai as properly. So, it’s a pure expectation that they need to additionally come right here and study Marathi, perceive Marathi and browse Marathi. I believe that it is a nice instance of co-existence that individuals talking so many alternative languages in India reside collectively,” he mentioned.
Joshi additional mentioned, “My mom tongue is Marathi. However I additionally respect the existence of all languages… I request everybody to see it from the identical perspective.”
This comes amid the continued debate over Hindi vs Tamil and Hindi vs Kannada as Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have been alleging Hindi imposition.
