AR Rahman's powerful tweet on 'Goddess Tamil', a cryptic response to Amit Shah's Hindi push comment?

The statement has sparked outrage in several states of the country, including Tamil Nadu.

Chennai: Oscar-winner and one of India's top music directors A R Rahman has tweeted a poster highlighting the significance of Tamil and what the language means to Tamilians.

The tweet, which was posted late on Friday, is being seen as a strong response to Home Minister Amit Shah's recent statement on Hindi being an alternative to English.

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— A.R.Rahman (@arrahman) April 8, 2022

Amit Shah had remarked that people from different states should speak in Hindi with each other and that Hindi should be accepted as an alternative to English.