Pitch for TN
Amidst the kaleidoscope of Tamil Nadu’s political landscape, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finds itself entangled in a complex web of identity, ideology, and electoral aspirations.
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president MK Stalin said on Saturday that his party will oppose in Parliament the HRD ministry’s new education policy draft, which introduces Hindi as compulsory subject in non-Hindi speaking states.
According to reports, Stalin said that Hindi is not in the blood of the people of Tamil Nadu.
“Imposing Hindi on Tamil Nadu would be similar to throwing stones at a beehive,” the DMK president said.
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Stalin and many other leaders in Tamil Nadu have been protesting the Centre’s three-language formula.
DMK leader Kanimozhi, who was recently elected to the Lok Sabha, warned the BJP saying that an “imposition” will “cause them a huge disaster.”
Many other leaders threatened a “language war”.
The draft National Education Policy suggests a three-language formula for schools in the country. According to it, languages in non-Hindi speaking states would include English, Hindi and the regional language of the state. In Hindi-speaking states languages would include English, Hindi and another modern Indian language.
While Tamil parties protested against the draft policy, former HRD minister Prakash Javadekar said that the Centre has no intention of imposing Hindi or any language on anyone.
“There is no intention of imposing any language on anybody. We want to promote all Indian languages. It’s a draft prepared by the committee, which will be decided by the government after getting public feedback,” Javadekar was quoted as saying by ANI.
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