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2024-09-25 11:12:13 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F7E5EA3861C9ECAA8E51B84886EFFA8097260535505E2EF003DB54BFBF160A33
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Misleading. Urdu's status in India is not linked to its status in Pakistan. Urdu is one of 22 official Indian languages, & mother-tongue of 50.77Million Indians (2011) https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/EighthSchedule_19052017.pdf https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10191/download/13303/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0000.XLSX Urdu is NOT mandatory across Karnataka Anganwadis, only in 2 districts due to a BJP, not INC, order: https://www.indiatoday.in/india/karnataka/story/karnataka-news-urdu-language-anganwadi-teachers-siddaramaiah-bjp-mudigere-education-department-2605357-2024-09-24 https://x.com/mikejava85/status/1838530175522189662
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