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During a confrontation between the Centre & the Tamil Nadu government regarding the 3-language policy under the National Education Policy (NEP), Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized on Friday that there has always been a harmonious relationship among the languages of India, as they influence and enrich one another. PM Modi was speaking at the 98th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan which was held at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi.
"There has never been any animosity among Indian languages. Languages have always influenced and enriched each other. Often, when efforts are made to create divisions based on language, our shared linguistic heritage provides a strong counterargument. It is our social responsibility to distance ourselves from these misconceptions and to embrace and enrich all languages. That is why today we are looking at all the languages of the country as mainstream languages," news agency PTI reported this to PM Modi as saying.
The Prime Minister noted that the government is “promoting education in all major languages,” including Marathi. He furthermore also elaborated that efforts are under the way to shift the perception that undervalued talent due to insufficient English skills.
"We are promoting education in all major languages, including Marathi. The youth of Maharashtra can easily pursue higher education, engineering, and medical studies in Marathi. We have changed the mindset that overlooked talent due to a lack of English proficiency. We all say that literature is the mirror of society. It also guides society's direction. Therefore, literary conferences and institutions connected to literature play a very important role in the country," PM Modi has remarked.