“Pawan Kalyan backs Hindi as necessity, says no language should be imposed”, India Today, July 23, 2025:

“Actor-politician Pawan Kalyan has said that no language should be imposed on anyone, asserting that he stands firmly for national integrity. Speaking exclusively to India Today, the 53-year-old Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh addressed the ongoing language controversy and clarified his position on Hindi amid allegations that it’s being imposed by the Centre.

“No language should be imposed on anybody. I stand for national integrity,” he said during the interview. Explaining his own need to learn and use Hindi, he added, “We are surrounded by Hindi-speaking states. Hindi is a necessity for me.”

Kalyan also pointed out that political parties and individuals sometimes spark negativity around the issue for their own motives. “Sometimes parties or people spark negativity,” he remarked, suggesting that the language question is often weaponised for political gain rather than genuine cultural concerns…….”

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