Language war: Kiren Rijiju counters Congress with Chidambaram's old video

As a political slugfest erupted over Amit Shah's pitch for making Hindi a common language, Minister of State Kiren Rijiju took to Twitter to share an old video in which Congress leader P Chidambaram is heard saying that he hopes efforts to make Hindi as the country's language would continue.

Rijiju's tweet came a day after the Congress reacted to Amit Shah's statement by warning the government against stirring up controversies over "emotive and sensitive issues" and against tinkering with the three-language formula.