No ‘hello’, only 'Vande Mataram' for calls, Maharashtra officials told: Report

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Sudhir Mungantiwar was announced as the new cultural affairs minister. He said the aim was to drop the foreign greeting and adopt a Swadeshi one. The country is celebrating the 75th year of independence. It is decided that government employees will no more use hello.

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Times of India

Maharashtra govt officials to say 'Vande Mataram' while attending phone calls in offices, says cultural affairs minister Sudhir Mungantiwar

Sudhir Mungantiwar said a formal government order will be out by August 18.

4 months ago·Mumbai, India

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NDTV

Use Vande Mataram While Answering Calls, Orders Maharashtra Minister

It's goodbye to Hello and yes to Vande Mataram in Maharashtra bureaucracy. Officials in the government, workers will answer their phones with a Vande Mataram and not Hello, declared Cultural Affairs Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Sunday.

4 months ago·New Delhi, India

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Hindustan Times

No ‘hello’, only 'Vande Mataram' for calls, Maharashtra officials told: Report

Newly-appointed Maharashtra culture minister Sudhir Mungantiwar has ordered government officials to receive phone calls with ‘Vande Mataram’ instead of a hello.

4 months ago·New Delhi, India

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Indian Express

Say no to hello, yes to Vande Mataram: Sudhir Mungantiwar

Mungantiwar said that in this 75th year of independence, we will not be using the foreign word ‘hello’ and instead use Vande Mataram.

4 months ago·India

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Maharashtra: Government Officials Will Have To Say 'Vande Mataram' Instead of Hello For Work-Related Phone Calls, Says Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar (Watch Video) | 📰 LatestLY

Earlier today, Mungantiwar was allotted the Cultural affairs portfolio. 📰 Maharashtra: Government Officials Will Have To Say 'Vande Mataram' Instead of Hello For Work-Related Phone Calls, Says Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar (Watch Video).

4 months ago

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Times Now News

Maharashtra govt employees to say 'Vande Mataram' instead of 'hello' when answering phone calls in offices

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde today announced the allocation of portfolios to newly appointed ministers in the state cabinet with Deputy Chief Minister Devendra bagging major roles and ministries.

4 months ago·Mumbai, India

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