‘A threat to unity’: anger over push to make Hindi national language of India

Ruling BJP accused of agenda of ‘Hindi imposition’ in a country with more than 700 languages

Tensions are rising in India over prime minister Narendra Modi’s push to make Hindi the country’s dominant language.

Modi’s Bharatiya Janaya party (BJP) government has been accused of an agenda of “Hindi imposition” and “Hindi imperialism” and non-Hindi speaking states in south and east India have been fighting back.