Urdu does not belong to any particular community: Markandey Katju

HYDERABAD: Press Council of India Chairman Justice (retd) MarkandeyKatju on Sunday said that Urdu belonged to all and not restricted to any particular community.

"A misconception has been created that Hindi and Urdu belonged to particular communities...Urdu belonged to all," Katju said.

He was speaking at a function organised by the Urdu Journalists Association here in his felicitation.

Katju also appealed to Andhra Pradesh government to look into the problems faced by small newspapers and Urdu publications.