PM Modi, Amit Shah extend greetings on ‘Hindi Diwas’, congratulates linguists for contribution
Hindi is spoken as a native language by 258 million people and is recognised as the fourth most spoken language in the world.
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and several other leaders on Monday extended greetings on the occasion of “Hindi Diwas”.
He also congratulated the linguists who have contributed to the development of the Hindi language.
“Best wishes to everyone on Hindi Diwas. My heartiest congratulations to all the linguists who contributed to the development of Hindi (language) on this occasion,” the Prime Minister tweeted (roughly translated from Hindi).
हिन्दी दिवस पर आप सभी को बहुत-बहुत शुभकामनाएं। इस अवसर पर हिन्दी के विकास में योगदान दे रहे सभी भाषाविदों को मेरा हार्दिक अभिनंदन।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 14, 2020
Union Home Minister Amit Shah called the language as an “unbreakable part of Indian culture” adding that Hindi has been working to “unify the whole country” since centuries.
The Hindi language was first adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India as the official language of the Republic of India on September 14, 1949.
The decision of using Hindi as an official language of India was legalised by the Constitution of India on January 26, 1950.
Hindi is spoken as a native language by 258 million people and is recognised as the fourth most spoken language in the world.