A number of social media users came up with a video condemning one of the faculties of Unacademy, an Indian educational technology company, based in Bangalore. In the video, the staff could be seen demeaning South Indians who doesn’t know how to speak, read or write Hindi language. The video has created a huge outrage among the South Indian users of social media platforms with reactions of themselves expressing their displeasure over the words uttered by the mentor.

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In the video, the faculty insists his students to learn Hindi more than English. He says that there is no problem in not knowing English language but one must learn Hindi language as he/she is in India. He believed that it is a disgraceful moment for an individual if he doesn’t knows language Hindi and said the same to his students. “It is an insulting moment indeed. Though the big companies hire people based on their English knowledge, you can’t manage if you doesn’t know Hindi in India.” the mentor could be heard saying.

He further said that people who doesn’t know Hindi could survive outside India but not inside the country. “It is shameful not to know Hindi language and everyone must learn it, at least a bit” he added. Watch the video below :

@unacademy @TeamUnacademy @unacademytech

Can someone from your academy teach him Manners.

Southern part of India is not Hindi Speaking region n we wont be ashamed of it.@IPL See how one of their Mentor disrespecting South Indians.@EduMinOfIndia Kindly teach them a lesson pic.twitter.com/FFGPtm3O0u

— Ravi Arese (@raviraj2027) May 15, 2021

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The video clip has gone viral in social media with reactions condemning the mentor for imposing Hindi among the people of South India. “I lived in Maharashtra my mother tongue is #Marathi and I don’t know know Hindi. Most importantly I don’t required any Hindi in our State. Marathi and English is enough for us in Maharashtra. @unacademy kindly apologize for this statement!” a social media user said whereas many others from different regions made similar opinions.

Check out some of such reactions below :

I lived in Maharashtra my mother tongue is #Marathi and I don’t know know Hindi. Most importantly I don’t required any Hindi in our State. Marathi and English is enough for us in Maharashtra.@unacademy kindly apologize for this statement!#StopHindiimpostion #hindinotmylanguage https://t.co/0Iq6CfzCcJ

— अक्षय वाघ – Akshay Wagh APW #MaskUp (@Marathi_Akshay_) May 15, 2021

Government sectors, Hindi-speaking people never provide services in the state language. it is really shocking private sector also does the same thing.due to the pandemic the situation is very difficult to get a new job. so please forgive him when he realizes his fault @unacademy https://t.co/0XUYjiRcYB

— Python Tamil Tutorial (தமிழ்த் தேசியம்) (@PythonTamil) May 15, 2021

Not knowing hindi a shameful thing, but knowing hindi is also way of shameful as it is language of backward states people language. Unacademy is Hindi imposition academy. @ganeshchetan @Naren_Reddy23@BoycottHindi @stop_hindi #ShamefulHindiUnacademy #BoycottUnacademy pic.twitter.com/jX6PM95TDi

— Diwakar Reddy (@Diwakar42899910) May 15, 2021

Im indian ,I lived in Maharashtra, my mother tongue is #Marathi and I don’t know Hindi. @unacademy kindly apologize for this statement!@MumbaiPolice Can Section 153 be filed against him?#StopHindiimpostion #hindinotmylanguage https://t.co/wnWFkdkkXr

— तेजा 🤓 (@MeeTejaBoltoy) May 15, 2021

Im indian ,I lived in Maharashtra, my mother tongue is #Marathi and I don’t know Hindi. @unacademy kindly apologize for this statement!@MumbaiPolice Can Section 153 be filed against him?#StopHindiimpostion #hindinotmylanguage https://t.co/wnWFkdkkXr

— तेजा 🤓 (@MeeTejaBoltoy) May 15, 2021

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Hi @unacademy such a shameful act by one of your faculty! When someone asks question and this is your faculty answer?
“If you do not know Hindi then its shameful ” since when its mandatory?#Unsubscribing#firehim #need_apology @unacademy@TeamUnacademy @unacademyHQ pic.twitter.com/mjMAz5tUcz

— ಪ್ರವೀಣಾ… ದಡ್ಡ ದಡ್ಡ ದಡ್ಡ…! (@Praveenpkgowdru) May 15, 2021

What nonsense is this @unacademy if you feel that every one in india should be knowing Hindi ,u better get lost and do your business only in Hindi belt.
Pathetic mentality https://t.co/pqJysUhQoo

— ಮೋಹನ್ ಸೂರ್ಯ (@mohan_suryaa) May 15, 2021

Apart from the people who belong to South India, many from Maharashtra also condemned the way the faculty tried to influence the students. They wanted Unacademy to take immediate action against him and some even stated that a legal action could be imposed on him.