Renowned economist Amartya Sen on Friday said he might be sent back to Bangladesh as his ancestral home is in Dhaka, expressing concern over the rising linguistic intolerance in India, especially against Bengali-speaking people in various states, reports PTI.
"There remains a possibility that I might be sent back to Bangladesh because my ancestral home is in Dhaka. And I do not have much objection to that," said Sen.
He made the remark referring to media reports that Bengali-speaking persons of West Bengal are being pushed to Bangladesh on suspicion that they hail from that country.
The 91-year-old Nobel Laureate was speaking at a public discussion on the theme 'India's Youth: Social Opportunities They Should Have'.
"I saw in the newspaper that someone was sent to Bangladesh because he was speaking in Bengali. It made me a bit worried," he said.
He also added, "I decided to speak in French, but the only problem is, I do not know French."
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