Why not Sanskrit?: Kangana Ranaut on national language row

When you say Tamil is actually older than Hindi, it should be noted that Sanskrit is older than that, said Ranaut

NewsBharati    30-Apr-2022 11:46:06 AM
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Mumbai, April 30: Actor Kangana Ranaut has remarked on the national language debate, saying that Ajay Devgn is not wrong in saying that Hindi is our national language, but everyone has the right to take pride in their language and culture.

Kangana Ranaut
 
Ranaut said that denying Hindi as the national language is denying the Constitution. She was responding to Devgn's comments that "Hindi was, is and will always be our national language", a remark that he made to counter South star Kichcha Sudeep's comments that Hindi was no longer the national language.
 
 
Ranaut addressed the debate, by acknowledging the fact that India is a diverse nation. “We (system and society) are a country of a lot of diversities, languages, and cultures. And it is our birthright to feel proud of our respective culture and language. I am a Pahadi. However, when we consider our nation, in order to make it one unit, we need a thread to connect all of us together. When the constitution was made, Hindi became a national language,” Kangana said.

She adds, “And now when you say Tamil is actually older than Hindi, it should be noted that Sanskrit is older than that. In my opinion, Sanskrit should be our national language, because Kannada, Tamil, Gujarati, Hindi, all these languages originated from Sanskrit. I do not have the answer if you ask me if so, why Sanskrit wasn’t made our national language instead of Hindi. Those decisions would have been made during a certain time.
 
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"There are a lot of layers to this issue. And when you are talking about language, you should be aware of all these layers. When you deny Hindi, you are denying the constitution and the government of Delhi.”

Ranaut stressed that making a decisive call is crucial in the language row. “Today even within our country we are using English as the link to communicate. Should that be the link? Or should Hindi, Sanskrit, or Tamil be that link? We have to decide that. We have to make that call. So keeping all these in mind, a decisive call should be taken. As of now, Hindi is the national language. And when Ajay Devgn ji said, Hindi is our national language, he is not wrong. But I understand the sentiment of Sudeep and he is not wrong either."