New Delhi, Jan. 6 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Delhi MLA Sanjeev Jha on Tuesday wrote a letter to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar demanding the reactivation of the Maithili Academy, established in 1976 in Patna.

Sharing the development on X, Jha highlighted the Maithili language as an intrinsic "identity" of Mithila and condemned the prolonged inactivity of the academy as a "neglect" of millions of Maithili speakers.

In a post on his official X handle, Jha posted, "A letter has been written to the Honorable Chief Minister of Bihar @NitishKumar ji, demanding the reactivation of the Maithili Academy. Established in 1976, this academy has been an important medium for the preservation of the Maithili language, literature, and culture. Maithil...