Senior Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader and Lok Sabha MP Kanimozhi reiterate her party’s position Controversial issues in trilingual policy Implementation in Tamil Nadu, wondering why it is necessary to learn Hindi.
Speech India Today’s TVshe also accused the central government of withholding Rs 50 crore in funds for refusing to implement the National Education Policy (NEP).
“Does anyone need to learn Hindi? What do we get? What do we get by learning Hindi? I have never learned Hindi. My son, who went to school in Tamil Nadu, did not learn Hindi. I don’t think every student in Tamil Nadu wants to learn Hindi,” DMK MP said. DMK MP said.
She added: “After we refused to implement the National Education Policy (NEP) of the three language policies, the DMK was not initiated by the DMK, not the coalition government.
Furthermore, Kanimozhi asserted that English has acted as a linking language, connecting Tamil Nadu to the rest of the country and the world. “So what do I get by learning another language that is not my native language?” she asked.
Chief Minister MK Stalin-led DMK Criminal Centre imposes Hindi on Tamil Nadu Through three language formulas under NEP, the Alliance Government refuted a claim. The issue has exacerbated tensions between the two sides, and the chief minister asserted that Tamil Nadu was ready for “another language war”, which is reminiscent of the 1965 anti-Indian party led by the DMK.
Recently, Stalin said that Dravid’s stalwart and former chief minister CN Annadurai had authorized the state’s two language policies decades ago to make it clear that “no place to impose Aryan culture through the destruction of Hindi-Sanskrit and Tamil culture”.
Kanimoz pointed out Tamil Nadu exempts from three language formula According to the Official Language Act adopted by Parliament. Tamil Nadu also mentioned the past when she witnessed widespread restlessness that even led to the loss of life, opposing the past to Hindi. “After this struggle, people have promised that there will be no Hindi or Trilingual policies in Tamil Nadu,” she said.
Lok Sabha MP noted that when the language policy was formulated in 1976, it stipulated that countries that speak Hindi should learn at least one South Indian language under the trilingual system. Kanimoz said: “Can you tell me any state that follows this rule?
When asked if Students should be free to choose their own languageKanimozi said: “We won’t stop anyone from learning Hindi. If a student or a parent wants to choose it, they are free to do so. However, imposing a third language does not enhance students’ abilities. It only increases the academic burden they are already heavy. Not every student tends to linguistically tend to or are interested in other languages.
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February 28, 2025