A MNS leader said they would strongly oppose the Hindi exam if it were made compulsory for officers. (File Photo) A fresh language row has erupted in Maharashtra after the state government decided to conduct a Hindi language examination for gazetted government officers and employees, drawing sharp opposition from the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), which warned of protests if the move is enforced. The Maharashtra Government’s Language Directorate has scheduled the examination on June 28 in Mumbai , Pune , Nagpur, and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. While the government has not yet publicly issued a detailed clarification of the examination’s purpose, Marathi-language activists and political groups have questioned the need for Hindi testing in a state where Marathi is the official language. The development comes weeks after the Maharashtra Government pushed for auto-rickshaw drivers to know Marathi, reviving wider debates around language, identity and regional politics in the state.…