Ex-Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai, reacting to an X share by MP John Brittas, slammed the central authorities for “excessive use of Hindi” as a language of communication. He referred to as the state of affairs “worrisome” and “wrong.”
Ex-Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai’s submit on “excessive use of Hindi” in central authorities communication has divided the web. (Abhijit Bhatlekar/ Mint) What did John Brittas share?
Communist Social gathering of India (Marxist) MP John Brittas shared how he responded to Bharatiya Janata Social gathering chief Ravneet Bittu in Malayalam after receiving a communication from him in Hindi.
What did Mohandas Pai say?
Reposting the MP’s X submit, the trade chief wrote, “Agree this excessive use Of Hindi in central govt communication is wrong and worrisome.” In his submit, he tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Minister of House Affairs Amit Shah.
“Citizens are entitled to a reply in their native language or in English, not always Hindi. I know Hindi but oppose govt giving me a reply only in Hindi. Pl do not impose any one language on citizens,” he added.
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Boregowda Shivaraj, a senior fellow at Indian Council of Social Science Analysis (ICSSR), wrote, “English shall be the official language of the union government is clearly written in the constitution.” Forensic auditor Vivek Shah requested, “In which language did he write the letter, was it in English?”
A person steered, “Always reply back in your language if you get government memos in Hindi. Same goes for state govt memos.” A fourth commented, “No, it is not wrong.”
About Mohandas Pai:
A Padma Shri Awardee, he co-founded Akshaya Patra, “the world’s largest school meal program for students.” The previous CFO and Board Member at Infosys is now the chairman at Aarin Capital.
As per his LinkedIn, he has “served on the Boards of SEBI, the National Stock Exchange, the Manipal Group, and many other institutions. He has served on several regulatory and consultative committees, including the Primary Markets Committee of SEBI, several IITs, and the CAFRAL of the RBI. He is currently on the board of Havells.”