Answer:
According
to the Constitution, the use of English for official purposes was to stop in
1965. However, many non-Hindi speaking states demanded that the use of English
should continue. In Tamil Nadu, this movement took a violent turn. The Central
Government responded by agreeing to continue the use of English along with
Hindi for official purposes. Many critics think that this solution favoured the
English-speaking elite. Promotion of Hindi continues to be the official policy
of the Government of India. Promotion does not mean that the Central Government
can impose Hindi on states where people speak a different language. The
flexibility shown by Indian political leaders helped our country avoid the kind
of situation that Sri Lanka finds itself in.
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