Sahitya Mahamandal welcomes rollback of mandatory Hindi GRs

The Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Mahamandal has welcomed the Maharashtra government's decision to withdraw two controversial Government Resolutions (GRs) that made Hindi or other Indian languages compulsory from Class 1 in schools across the state.

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The decision was announced by Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday, following sustained opposition from political parties and language advocacy groups.

Milind Joshi, president of the Mahamandal, said the rollback was a much-needed correction in favour of Maharashtra's linguistic and cultural interests.

"This is a decision in the interest of Maharashtra and its students.

We wholeheartedly congratulate the Chief Minister and the government for withdrawing the GRs," Joshi said.

The Mahamandal had been protesting against the two GRs issued by the state's school education department earlier this year.