Overview

• Raj Thackeray sent a June 2 letter to Education Minister Dada Bhuse seeking a formal government resolution to teach only Marathi and English from Class 1 in state board schools.
• He threatened MNS-led protests if the written order is not issued, accusing the government of failing to confirm its reversal on compulsory Hindi.
• The state’s April decision to mandate Hindi for Classes 1–5 was withdrawn after opposition from the MNS, rival parties and widespread public backlash.
• Thackeray argued that young students should not be burdened with three languages and that enforcing Hindi undermines regional linguistic identity.
• He warned that printing of Hindi textbooks suggests a possible policy rollback and urged Maharashtra to adopt the two-language model upheld by other states.