IN PHOTOS: CM Fadnavis inaugurates Marathi centre at JNU

Updated On: 24 July, 2025 10:43 PM IST | ronak mastakar

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis visited Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Thursday, to bolster academic and cultural initiatives, where he laid the foundation stone for the `Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Special Center for Security and Strategic Studies`. (Pics/X)

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Concurrently, he also inaugurated the `Kusumagraj Special Center for Marathi Language, Literature and Culture`

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The significant occasion was marked by the unveiling of commemorative stone plaques for both new centres

<p>CM Fadnavis, addressing the function at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi, stated that his government`s policy promotes Marathi alongside other Indian languages, even as parts of Mumbai experienced violent protests against the perceived "imposition of Hindi" in Maharashtra</p>

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CM Fadnavis, addressing the function at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi, stated that his government`s policy promotes Marathi alongside other Indian languages, even as parts of Mumbai experienced violent protests against the perceived "imposition of Hindi" in Maharashtra

<p>Fe further said "Language is a means of communication, but never of discord. Mother tongue is important. Every Marathi person is proud of the Marathi language. Insistence on Marathi is natural and justified, but we should also respect other Indian languages"</p>

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Fe further said "Language is a means of communication, but never of discord. Mother tongue is important. Every Marathi person is proud of the Marathi language. Insistence on Marathi is natural and justified, but we should also respect other Indian languages"

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"I say time and again, a Marathi person can never be narrow-minded. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj never taught us to be narrow-minded. Sant Dyaneshwar prayed for the welfare of the entire world and not just his followers," the chief minister added</span></p>

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"I say time and again, a Marathi person can never be narrow-minded. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj never taught us to be narrow-minded. Sant Dyaneshwar prayed for the welfare of the entire world and not just his followers," the chief minister added

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