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Hyderabad: Hundreds of students of Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) staged a protest against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath\u2019s anti-Urdu remarks made recently in the state assembly.<\/p>\nHyderabad: Hundreds of students of Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) staged a protest against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath\u2019s anti-Urdu remarks made recently in the state assembly.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, addressing the assembly, Adityanath had called the promotion of Urdu education \u2018Kathmullapan.\u2019 He also criticised the Samajwadi Party for taking up the cause of Urdu and described it as the party\u2019s \u201cappeasement\u201d policy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey send their children to English medium schools but when the government wants to extend this opportunity to other children, they (SP leaders) say \u2018teach them Urdu\u2019\u2026 they want to make these children maulvis. They want to take the country towards fanaticism (kathmulla-pan),\u201d Adityanath had said.<\/p>\n
Reacting to Yogi\u2019s remarks, Talha Mannan, a research scholar at MANUU, stated, \u201cThe anti-Urdu remarks by Yogi Adityanath should not be seen in isolation. It is a manifestation of deep-rooted anti-Muslim hatred.\u201d<\/p>\n
He further emphasised that Urdu is an integral part of India\u2019s linguistic and cultural heritage. It holds a special place among Indian Muslims due to their vast religious and intellectual literature in the language. \u201cYogi\u2019s remarks are not just about a language; they target the intellectual, political, and cultural legacy of Muslims, which is deeply embedded in Urdu,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Addressing the protestors, Mateen Ashraf, outgoing president of the MANUU Students\u2019 Union, highlighted Urdu\u2019s historic role. \u201cUrdu is the language of Gandhi, Premchand, Chakbast, and many other luminaries. It played a crucial role in India\u2019s freedom movement. Yogi\u2019s remarks not only undermine and insult this legacy but also expose deep-seated hatred against an indigenous language,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The protesting students also urged MANUU faculty and staff to raise their voices against such statements, given that MANUU is the only central university dedicated to Urdu. The demonstration witnessed a large number of students united in defence of their language and cultural heritage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hyderabad: Hundreds of students of Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) staged a protest against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath\u2019s anti-Urdu remarks made recently in the state assembly. According to Kashmir Media Service, addressing the assembly, Adityanath had called the promotion of Urdu education \u2018Kathmullapan.\u2019 He also criticised the Samajwadi Party for taking up …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":169919,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-169918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t