A recent viral video of a woman in Kolkata insisting on speaking to a fellow metro train passenger in Hindi has created a stir on social media. Hindi imposition has been a sensitive issue in the southern states, especially Karnataka. "You are not in Bangladesh. You are in India. West Bengal is part of India, you should speak in Hindi...

A recent viral video of a woman in Kolkata insisting on speaking to a fellow metro train passenger in Hindi has created a stir on social media. Hindi imposition has been a sensitive topic in southern states, especially Karnataka. "You are not in Bangladesh. You are in India. West Bengal is part of India, you should speak in Hindi. Living in India, you know Bengali but not Hindi?" the non-Bengali speaking woman says in the video. The other passenger responds in Bengali: "I live in West Bengal, in my hometown, not yours. You cannot insult me ​​for speaking in Bengali while living in my state." 

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