Answer:
(i)
According to the Constitution, the use of English for official purposes was to
stop in 1965.
(ii) However, many non-Hindi speaking states
demanded that the use of English should continue. In Tamil Nadu, the movement
took a violent turn.
(iii) 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.
(iv) Promotion of Hindi continues to be the
official policy of Government of India.
(v) 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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