Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said Hindi has connected large parts of the country together and has become a big medium of employment.
"Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, understood the importance of Hindi and advocated its promotion across the entire world," he said, addressing the inaugural ceremony of 'Bhasha Mahotsav -2020" programme at Lucknow University here.
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addresses people in Hindi on global platforms. He emotionally connects the entire world to India," said the chief minister.
Talking of the growing importance of Hindi, the Chief Minister said, "People from different countries come today to India and learn Hindi for communication. earlier we had to communicate to them only in English. This is a new beginning."
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