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Questions
In what way did the Hindi-Urdu Controversy (1900) strain relations between the two communities in India?
How did the Hindi-Urdu controversy become an important factor in the formation of the Muslim League?
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Solution
Urdu was the court language in Uttar Pradesh. The Hindu community, protested and demanded that they should be allowed to submit petitions in Hindi in Devanagri script. The government granted this request. Thus, the Hindi-Urdu controversy further strained the relations between the Hindus and Muslims.
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