People on both sides of the argument are partially right. Its the context that one has to go into rather than a blanket approval or denial of a language.
Should an ordinary Indian be expected to know english, Hindi or the regional language of that state. Heck no. Most people in the west would barely be able to speak a second language. learning a language is not the most easiest thing in the world. Expecting someone to start speaking a new language every state he goes to is stupid and ignorant. Should an ordinary person be forced to speak marathi in maharashtra? Heck no. Then whats the point in being Indian? Are you ready to pay for tuition fees to send him for marathi classes? Ok if you go to china will you be ok if people didn't respond to you unless you spoke Chinese? In that case none of us should ever leave home. I have little respect for someone who expects me to speak the language of that state as a common citizen. Sign language works for me.
But the scenario changes totally when you are a member of states that was created on the basis of language. Blame Nehru for creating states based on language. Maybe it was right maybe not it is irrelevant now.
What is relevant is that he was taking an oath in a STATE assembly. He should have shown better judgement and taken the oath in Marathi, the official language of the state. You cant equate the same argument for an ordinary guy trying to make a living anywhere in the country and a political figure representing a region in the state that is created on the basis of language. The two are not the same.
Should an ordinary Indian be expected to know english, Hindi or the regional language of that state. Heck no. Most people in the west would barely be able to speak a second language. learning a language is not the most easiest thing in the world. Expecting someone to start speaking a new language every state he goes to is stupid and ignorant. Should an ordinary person be forced to speak marathi in maharashtra? Heck no. Then whats the point in being Indian? Are you ready to pay for tuition fees to send him for marathi classes? Ok if you go to china will you be ok if people didn't respond to you unless you spoke Chinese? In that case none of us should ever leave home. I have little respect for someone who expects me to speak the language of that state as a common citizen. Sign language works for me.
But the scenario changes totally when you are a member of states that was created on the basis of language. Blame Nehru for creating states based on language. Maybe it was right maybe not it is irrelevant now.
What is relevant is that he was taking an oath in a STATE assembly. He should have shown better judgement and taken the oath in Marathi, the official language of the state. You cant equate the same argument for an ordinary guy trying to make a living anywhere in the country and a political figure representing a region in the state that is created on the basis of language. The two are not the same.