Hyderabad: Telangana IT Minister K Taraka Rama Rao (KTR) gave a strong counter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks citing Hindi should be accepted as an alternative to English but not local languages. Minister KTR said that he is an India first and proud Telugu and Telanganite next. He took to his Twitter and tweeted as "I am an Indian first, a proud Telugu & Telanganaite next... Can speak in my mother tongue Telugu, English, Hindi & a little bit of Urdu too. To impose Hindi & diss English will be a great disservice to the youngsters of this nation who have global aspirations. #stopHindiImposition." He further mentioned as "Unity in diversity is our strength dear @AmitShah Ji. India is a union of states & a true ‘Vasudhaika Kutumbam’. Why don’t we let people of our great nation decide what to eat, what to wear, who to pray to and what language to speak! Language chauvinism/hegemony will
