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'Time Not Far Away When People Speaking in English in this Country Will Feel Ashamed': Amit Shah

Shah added that while he is aware of the difficulties in reclaiming the prominence of Indian languages but he has full faith in Indian society that it will win the battle.
Shah added that while he is aware of the difficulties in reclaiming the prominence of Indian languages but he has full faith in Indian society that it will win the battle.
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Union home minister Amit Shah. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday (June 19) claimed that the time is not far away when people speaking in English in the country will “feel ashamed.”

Speaking at the launch of the book Main Boond Swayam, Khud Sagar Hoon by IAS officer Ashutosh Agnihotri, Shah said that India "cannot be imagined" with foreign languages, as one cannot understand one's history, culture and religion in an alien language.

"Remember what I say and listen to me carefully. Time is not far away for a society where people speaking in English in this country feel ashamed. The languages of our country are the jewels of our culture. Without them, we are not Indians...India cannot be imagined with a foreign language," said Shah, reported Deccan Herald.

Shah added that while he is aware of the difficulties in reclaiming the prominence of Indian languages but he has full faith in Indian society that it will win the battle.

"With pride in our languages, we will run our country, ideate, research, make decisions and lead the world too. There is no need for anyone to doubt this...Our languages will greatly contribute to us being at the top of the world in 2047," said Shah.

Later, Pratik Sinha, Co-founder and editor of Alt News said in posts on X that while several publications had run the video of Shah’s statements about those speaking in English feeling ashamed in the future, many of these posts were later deleted by the publications.


Sinha said in this posts that the publications which deleted the news and video related to Shah’s statements included Asian News International (ANI), Times of India and NDTV.

"A change in government did not bother anyone but when someone tried to touch our religion, culture and literature, our society stood against them and defeated them. Literature is the soul of our society," Shah also said during the event, said the DH report.

During the event, Shah said that administrative officers are rarely trained to introduce empathy in the system and a “radical change” is needed in their training.

"When change becomes a mass movement, it becomes a revolution. Today, we can see this change in our country...I believe that by 2047, our journey of change will bring back our country's glory," said Shah.

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