Siliguri: A controversy erupted at Siliguri District Hospital after an intern pharmacist allegedly handed over the wrong medicine to a child's family and refused to speak in Bengali, claiming that Hindi was the "official language."

The incident, which occurred on Thursday, has triggered strong reactions from locals and Bengali language advocacy groups.

According to a media report, a family from Dalkhola had brought their child for treatment at the hospital. After consulting the doctor, they approached the pharmacy to collect the prescribed medicines. The family alleged that the pharmacist spoke only in Hindi, and when they requested her to speak in Bengali, she reportedly said, “If you understand Hindi, then understand it. Otherwise, go learn Hindi. Hindi is the official language. I wil

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