Hindi not national language, it is official language: Ex-cricketer Ashwin

CHENNAI: Former cricketer R Ashwin has said Hindi was not the country’s national language but only an official language.

He made these comments while attending the convocation of a private college near here on Thursday, where he asked the students in what language they would like him to address them.

While a few preferred English and there was overwhelming support when he gave the option of addressing them in Tamil, there seemed to be no takers for Hindi. PTI