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Amit Shah asks officials to use simple, clear Hindi; says it ‘united’ people of country

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday that simple and clear Hindi words should be used in office work, adding that the principle of language change says that “language moves from complexity to simplicity”.

The Minister said that the Hindi language had played an unprecedented role in uniting the country during the difficult days of the Independence movement, instilled a feeling of unity in a country divided into many languages and dialects, and played an important role in carrying the freedom struggle from east to west and north to south in the country.

‘Democratic language’

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