At the time when the debate on the Governor’s address in the Assembly in Hindi continues to resonate in the House in the ongoing budget session, recently the NPP has urged the youth of the state to learn Hindi. Actually NPP state president Prestone Tynsong on Monday said that in the present context it is necessary for the youth to learn different languages, especially Hindi. In fact he also expressed disappointment that he is unable to communicate in Hindi. “I had made efforts to learn the Hindi language. But I was unable since it is a difficult language,” Tynsong actually admitted and expressed his feelings.
Actually according to Tynsong, only two people from the Khasi community — (L) Archbishop Dominic Jala and (L) Rev SD Lakiang were able to communicate in as many as 12 languages. Actually he also lamented that some political leaders are questioning people for attempting to communicate in Garo language since they are of the view that Khasi language should only be spoken. “We will not be able to grow as a state if we have political leaders with such a narrow mindset,” Tynsong added it.
