On 5th November 1948, Mr. Nagappa [Madras General] at the Constituent Assembly spoke as follows:
“As regards the language problem, it has been touched on by my Honourable Friend coming from Southern India. I feel that my Honourable Friend from North India are taking undue advantage of the fact that they have learnt Hindi from birth. That should not be the reason why these friends want to force Hindi on the people of Southern India. This does not mean that we are not for this Language. We are not fond of English and any other Foreign Language. We are fond of our own Language Hindi but that must take its own time. Even a child when sent to School takes his own time to study. Why are you in such a hurry? I do not think we have got to catch a bus or anything. I would like to assure my Friend from North India that we are for One Language for the Country, whether it is Hindi or any Other Language decided by this House. But you should not try to force it on us all of a sudden and see that we are kept the dark thereby. This must take time till all the people in the Country become accustomed to it.”
Comment: The Language problem which could have been given a quietus revived and kept alive because of the Reorganization of States on the basis of Language.