<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Startup founder Akshat Shrivastava advises entrepreneurs to consider relocating to countries like Dubai or Singapore where learning the local language is not expected, following calls to learn Marathi in Maharashtra and Kannada in Bengaluru.</li><li>Incidents involving Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers assaulting individuals for not speaking Marathi have caused public outrage, leading to differing opinions on the language expectations for residents.</li><li>MNS chief Raj Thackeray endorsed the need to speak Marathi but discouraged physical violence, while defending his party's stance of standing up for Marathi pride, refusing to apologize for recent assaults.</li><li>The situation has sparked debate about language expectations in Maharashtra and Karnataka, with individuals sharing varying real-life experiences about the need to speak the local language in these states.</li></ul>

Amid Marathi row, startup founder says: 'Move to Dubai or Singapore. No one expects you to learn local language’

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