“Just because we do not speak Hindi does not mean we are not Indians.”

— Tathagata Satpathy

On the proposal that Hindi be made the national language, as quoted " Is 'secularism' really being misused? http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/is-secularism-really-being-misused-115112700107_1.html" Business Standard (27 November 2015)

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Indian politician 1956

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