In Kerala, CPI(M) Central Committee member Thomas Isaac strongly opposed the recommendation. “Use of Hindi as medium of instruction and other activities should be Hindi in all technical and non-technical institutions in the country and use of English should be made optional,” the committee said. In its 11th volume of the report presented to President Draupadi Murmu last month, the Committee said English should be the medium of instruction only where it is absolutely necessary and gradually English should be replaced with Hindi. The Committee of Parliament on Official Language headed by Home Minister Amit Shah has recommended that the medium of instruction should mandatorily be Hindi in all technical or non-technical educational institutions including central universities. It goes against the spirit of federalism and would divide the country into Hindi and non-Hindi regions, and curb the growth of local languages. In Karnataka, JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy urged the panel to withdraw its recommendations, saying that it would amount to imposition of one language on the entire country. If implemented, the vast non-Hindi speaking population will be made second-class citizens in their own land," he said. "The proposals made in the 11th volume of the report of the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language are a direct onslaught on India's soul. Stalin accused the BJP regime of giving a 'rigorous thrust' for the imposition of Hindi at an alarming pace, "negating the diversity of India."
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