JD(U) general secretary K C Tyagi JD(U) general secretary K C TyagiMango TalkAMID ALL the political developments in Bihar, JD(U) general secretary K C Tyagi, who has been fighting hard to dismiss any suggestions of his party joining hands with the BJP, has been found offering a “secular mango” to his visitors. The mango, actually named Anwar Ratol, happens to be a favourite of the JD(U) leader. Tyagi recently visited the Ratol village in Uttar Pradesh where this small, sweet mango comes from. Their argument — that an independent status to such dialects would weaken the base of Hindi — has divided the votaries of Hindi. The opposing group has countered that with this kind of “patronising” and “hegemonic” attitude towards Hindi dialects, efforts to convince the southern states to embrace Hindi would never succeed.

Source: Indian Express July 17, 2017 00:33 UTC