Amit Shah has imposed his mother tongue, Hindi, on India through his speech on National Hindi Day.

“Amit Shah has imposed his mother tongue, Hindi, on India through his speech on National Hindi Day.”Rahul Gandhi, Chhatron Ki Goonj rally, Chennai, 10 October 2026

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The facts

1. First of all, Amit Shah’s mother tongue is Gujarati, not Hindi.
2. National Hindi Day was introduced by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1953, so Rahul Gandhi should ask his great-grandfather why he did so.228
3. Even UPA Home Minister P. Chidambaram addressed National Hindi Day and called Hindi the national language of India.229230

Sources

• 228ndtv.com
• 229ndtv.com
• 230timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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