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The objective is to declare Chelannur a complete Hindi literate panchayat, the first such civic body in Kerala and probably the first in south India, by Republic Day next year, authorities in the Congress-ruled Chellanur village panchayat said.
The knowledge of a common language is often a bonding factor between culturally distinct communities, but in the years that just preceded Independence, anti-Hindi agitation had significantly taken roots, and in the years that followed the historic hand-over of power, the concern over imposition of Hindi language resurfaced-not withstanding who wielded political power and authority.This