‘Don’t know Hindi, English…’: Himanta Sarma reacts as man calls him ‘copy paste CM’

Earlier in the day, a Twitter user, Roshan Rai, shared a video of Sarma writing something on a visitor’s book by copying it. 

Sarma retweeted the video and said he does not know the languages very well. (File photo: PTI)

By India Today Web Desk: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who was recently trolled for copying from a note while filling a visitor’s book, on Tuesday admitted that he does not know Hindi and English very well and is trying to learn the languages in his own humble way.

Earlier in the day, a Twitter user, Roshan Rai, shared a video of Sarma writing something on a visitor’s book by copying it. “Presenting the CM of Assam who can’t even write a paragraph in a visitor’s book without copying,” Rai captioned the video.

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Responding to the claims, Sarma retweeted the video and said he does not know the languages very well and have no hesitation in admitting it.

“I went to an Assamese medium school and am trying my best to learn Hindi and English in my own humble way. I must admit that I do not know English and Hindi very well, and I have no hesitation in admitting it,” the chief minister said.

After Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader’s response, Rai again reacted to the tweet and said that Assamese is a beautiful language and there is no problem with language, adding it’s just about him copying the text.

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“Assamese is a beautiful language, the visitor’s book would have looked much better with a note in Assamese,” Rai wrote.

“There was no compulsion of Writing it only in English or Hindi, but copying something is unbecoming of a leader of your stature. Leaders are meant to inspire innovation, not copy,” he added.