The Maharashtra government has revoked its revised government order (GR) related to the Three-Language Policy. Raj Thackeray, the MNS head, commented on the state's withdrawal of the policy orders, asserting that Marathi sentiments effectively thwarted the imposition of the Hindi language. Thackeray stated it wasn't late wisdom but sheer Marathi indignation that compelled the government to retreat. The stubbornness regarding Hindi, and by whom this pressure was exerted, remains a mystery.
MNS Raised the Concern
Raj Thackeray explicitly mentions that the MNS took up this issue since April 2025, which subsequently attracted other political parties and organizations to oppose it. When the MNS declared a non-political front, many others expressed their willingness to join. He suggested that if this front had proceeded, it might have revived the memories of the collective Maharashtra movement.
'Such Policies Are Unacceptable Now'
Thackeray warned that although the government has formed another committee, he made it clear that regardless of whether a committee report comes out, such a policy will not be tolerated again. Should the government conspire using the report's name, this committee will fail to function in Maharashtra.
'Unity Must Continue'
He emphasized that Marathi people must learn that their own are striving to erase their language and existence. For such people, neither the language holds value nor affection. Thackeray complimented the Marathi community again, expressing a wish for Marathi to become a language of knowledge and global discourse. The unity displayed this time should persist in the future.
Attempts to Divide Foiled: Uddhav
Meanwhile, Uddhav Thackeray remarked that efforts to divide Marathi and non-Marathi people utterly failed. He noted that the controversy around the Three-Language Policy in Maharashtra resulted from the government's misunderstanding. Uddhav clarified that his government never approved the policy; a report on it was given to him, which he couldn't even read before his government was ousted.
CM Fadnavis Accuses Uddhav
CM Devendra Fadnavis alleged that when Uddhav Thackeray was in power, he accepted the recommendations of Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar's committee, which proposed implementing a three-language policy from grade 1 to 12. A committee was also formed at that time to implement this policy adequately.
What's the Issue?
Amid growing opposition to making Hindi compulsory in Maharashtra schools from grade 1 to 5, the Maharashtra government withdrew both orders related to the Three-Language Policy on Sunday. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced at a press conference in Mumbai that a new committee chaired by academic Dr. Narendra Jadhav has been formed to decide how the language policy should be implemented moving forward.
