J and K will use its official languages: Omar Abdullah

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is the latest politician to condemn the government's push for prioritizing Hindi in the official social media interactions.

He said his state has two official languages, English and Urdu, which will continue being used.

He said, "Whoever wants to use Hindi can use it but our country is so large that it becomes very difficult to impose one language or one religion on anyone."

Abdullah also spoke for people who want to use their mother tongue, saying that if their language is different from Hindi, they should use it.

Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav has come out in support of the Central government's push for the Hindi language. He said today in a press conference that Samajwadi Party has always been in favor of both Hindi and Urdu languages.

"Hindi and Urdu should always flourish. Samajwadi Party has also stood for other languages of India," he added.