Accordingly a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah proposed the idea of ‘one language, one nation’, kerala politicians, of the ruling and as the opposition parties in the state, have come out and spoken out against the idea put forth by the BJP leader. Meanwhile the Minister stated that on the occasion of Hindi Diwas people must increasingly use their mother tongues, and also the Hindi language more often, and in doing so, contribute to realizing the dream of Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel of 'one nation, one language'.
Furthermore he also claimed that while several languages have their own value, it is important for the nation to have one language that it is identified by in the world Hindi. Reportedly kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has come out strongly to criticize amit shah’s idea of 'one nation and one language,' saying that the RSS is trying to start a conflict by mooting this idea. Pinarayi Vijayan said in his Facebook post.
He said “They should also understand that people have realized this move is to divert focus from the pressing issues which the country and people face”. Moreover Former kerala Chief Minister and veteran Congress leader Oommen Chandy also rejected Shah’s idea and said that the discussion on Hindi imposition was already settled in the country and that there is no need to begin a discussion once again.
