Hindi was first recommended to be an apt language for official purposes in India by a committee headed by Motilal Nehru in 1928. This move was opposed by people and politicians of Tamil Nadu, since they considered that it would make them second class citizens when compared to that of native Hindi speaking North Indians.

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హిందీ వ్యతిరేకోద్యమాలు
మద్రాసు హిందీ వ్యతిరేక ఉద్యమం (1965)