Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Centre, buffeted by language-related protests for the second time in less than two months, announced that the exam would be held again with regional languages, including Tamil, as an option along with Hindi and English. “The examination will now be held in all local languages as per the notification of 10/5/2019 of the department concerning the examination, including Tamil,” he said. Prasad sought to allay fears about imposition of Hindi, maintaining that the Modi government “has respect for all the regional languages of this country, including Tamil”. This is the second time that the Modi dispensation has run into trouble over language in less than two months.

Source: The Telegraph July 16, 2019 21:55 UTC