When asked what it takes to “truly” belong in a country, many people globally say speaking the local language is key.

Addressing the students during a graduation ceremony of the college, Ashwin said that Hindi is not the national language of India. The spinner was prompted to say this after the crowd fell silent ...

and standardized Chinese characters are endowed with the legal status of the national standard language, which is promoted in the whole society and freely used by all citizens in their daily lives.

"Hindi? No response. I thought I should clarify—it is not our national language but an official one," the former Indian bowling all-rounder said in Tamil. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu's BJP chief K ...

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Cricketer R Ashwin's recent remark that Hindi is not India's national language but only an official language has been supported by BJP Tamil Nadu President Annamalai, who has said that it is a ...

Lim’s reading habit has now led to him being acknowledged as the latest National Malay Language Icon by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP). “The Language Icon recognition aims to celebrate ...

Several X users lauded Ashwin for 'stating the obvious truth' that Hindi was not India’s national language and asked BJP and right-wing outfits to stop 'imposing Hindi' on non-Hindi speaking states.