India, Sept. 15 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said Maharashtra has the country's most multilingual culture, with people here speaking several languages and asserted Hindi should act as a means of communication and connection among India's languages rather than competition.

He stressed cultural nationalism meant creating awareness about India's culture and history, asserting the country's diverse languages could have different voices, but the national sentiment should remain one.

All political differences must be set aside to promote Indian languages, Shah said, while asserting that a child can understand the country only through his or her mother tongue.

Shah linked the promotion of Indian languages to Prime Minister Naren...