Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabhbhai Patel stood strongly against linguisticdivisions. They believed the nation hadjust been torn apart by religious differences and that the way forward wasto promote secular ideas of peace and economic development. Multicultural, multilingual states would help build a united India.
Jawaharlal nehru and vallabhbhai Patel opposed the idea of linguistic states because these would destroy them unity of among the citizens irrespective of religion, caste, language and other factors.
