Maran opposes Lok Sabha proceedings' translation in Sanskrit; Speaker & Pradhan hit back

Dubbing it "unwarranted", education minister Dharmendra Pradhan Tuesday lashed out at DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran's criticism of including Sanskrit among the languages in which simultaneous translation of Lok Sabha proceedings will be provided and said there is no need to diminish one language to promote another.

Maran alleged that taxpayers' money was being wasted by providing simultaneous interpretation of proceedings in Sanskrit due to "RSS ideology", prompting Speaker Om Birla to hit back, saying, "In which country are you living in. This is India. India's primary language has been Sanskrit." " Maran's unwarranted remarks are not only in bad taste but also reveal DMK's selective outrage, " Pradhan said.