In the heart of Maharashtra, especially in Mumbai—the economic capital built by the sweat and labor of people from every corner of India—a disturbing trend is resurfacing. Political parties on the brink of irrelevance are now playing the language card, while conveniently ignoring the real issues of the people.
Let’s be clear: Marathi is a proud language, and learning it should be encouraged. But forcing people—especially those who have lived and worked here for 30, 40, even 50 years—to prove their loyalty through language is not just unfair, it’s dangerous. When people are beaten for not speaking Marathi fluently, that’s not cultural pride
Where were these same leaders when Marathi was being erased from elite international schools? When even their own children don’t study Marathi, how can they threaten others in the name of it?