New Delhi: Former Union Human Resource Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi on Thursday asserted that Urdu is an Indian language and did not originate outside the country, while recalling the education reforms undertaken during the NDA government led by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Addressing a public gathering, Joshi said, "Urdu is a language of our country; it did not come from outside."