We are Hindu, not Hindi: Raj Thackeray on Maha implementing NEP
Reacting to Maharashtra's decision to implement National Education Policy (NEP), which would make Hindi a compulsory third language for students in Classes 1 to 5, MNS chief Raj Thackeray said, "We are Hindu, not Hindi." "If you try to paint Maharashtra as Hindi, then a conflict will be inevitable in...state," Thackeray added. "Why force Hindi in Maharashtra?" he stated.