Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, replying to a call attention motion on the Union government’s insistence on linking fund release to language policy, said it pertains to the Tamil race, language, younger generation, and not just finances.
He said, “It is not just a policy; it is the law of Tamil Nadu. The 1968 resolution against Hindi imposition and adherence to the two-language policy adopted by the C. N. Annadurai-led DMK government in the Assembly was the leader’s biggest gift. It is not just a policy. It is the law of Tamil Nadu. We are not against any language; we say two languages are enough. Now, other states are beginning to recognise TN on this issue.”
Joining issue with him, TN BJP chief K. Annamalai said in a tweet on X, “The three-language policy under the NEP is an opportunity for all students to learn many languages, as they are offered in private schools. It should be available to poor and downtrodden students in government schools, but Stalin is claiming that it is a Hindi imposition. In fact, Hindi imposition is happening only in private schools. Stalin is twisting facts and is blaming the three-language policy for Hindi imposition.”
தேசியக் கல்விக் கொள்கையில் மும்மொழிக் கொள்கை என்பது, தமிழகம் முழுவதும், முதலமைச்சர் குடும்பம் உட்பட திமுகவினர் நடத்தும் தனியார் பள்ளிகளில் வழங்கப்படும் பல மொழிகள் கற்கும் வாய்ப்பு, அரசுப் பள்ளிகளில் பயிலும் ஏழை, எளிய மாணவர்களுக்கும் கிடைக்க வேண்டும் என்பதே தவிர, முதலமைச்சர் திரு…
— K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) March 25, 2025
In another tweet, Annamalai said, “Thiru @mkstalin, you are a con artist masquerading as a protector of our Constitution and our federal structure. Usually, con artists scam the rich, but DMK shows no disparity; they scam both the rich and the poor. The whole country now knows that the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu’s family owns private schools that teach three languages and more but opposes the same policy for the state’s government school students. They are calling you a hypocrite.”
Thiru @mkstalin, you are a con artist masquerading as a protector of our constitution & our federal structure. Usually, con artists scam the rich, but DMK shows no disparity; they scam both the rich and the poor.
The whole country now knows that the Chief Minister of Tamil… https://t.co/sEMKtxHT2J
— K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) March 27, 2025
While addressing an event in Tirunelveli on 28th February, TN Governor R. N. Ravi said, “Students of Tamil Nadu are not allowed to opt for their choice, and the future of children is destroyed. People are not free in this state. We should not talk about war. There is no imposition. People should have freedom of choice. They do not want Bharat to rise and Sanatana Dharma to prosper. Hence, problems are being created to destroy Sanatana and cause divisions among people on the language issue.”
It is not a fact that TN has got two language policy as more than 50% of the students in TN learn three languages. pic.twitter.com/W4KJY2bHqj
— Narayanan Thirupathy (@narayanantbjp) March 1, 2025
He said that the state’s “rigid two-language policy” was preventing youngsters from learning even other South Indian languages. “They (students) feel that, unfortunately, in the name of opposition to Hindi, they are not allowed to study even any other South Indian languages. This is indeed unfair. Our youth must have a choice to study language. Southern Tamil Nadu is rich in human and natural resources, and yet it feels like a neglected backyard. The problem of substance and drug abuse among youth is serious.”
Interacted with large number of leaders from cross sections of south Tamil Nadu including education, business, health, hospitality, youth startups, women entrepreneurs, MSME sectors. Also students from several institutions. It was encouraging to see their positive energy and… pic.twitter.com/pMBUvXR2I2
— LOK BHAVAN, TAMIL NADU (@lokbhavan_tn) February 28, 2025
On X, Governor Ravi said, “There is a huge demand for the implementation of the National Education Policy in Tamil Nadu. The youth of the South feel deprived of opportunities compared to those from neighbouring states due to the rigid two-language formula.”
Ravi said, “Interacted with a large number of leaders from cross sections of South Tamil Nadu, including education, business, health, hospitality, youth start-ups, women entrepreneurs, and MSME sectors. Also, students from several institutions.”
TN Law Minister S. Ragupathi said, “The Governor is blabbering as he is unable to digest the growth and development of Tamil Nadu. He should stop his politics aimed at demeaning Tamil Nadu. Will the Governor say in which sector Tamil Nadu is lagging behind?”
VCK founder Thol Thirumavalavan said Governor R. N. Ravi has been appointed to implement the RSS agenda in the state. “Forcing Tamil people to learn Hindi yet again exposes his dominating attitude.”
Finding fault with Dharmendra Pradhan, Stalin said, “Which rule says that NEP is a must? Does the Constitution say that states must accept the three-language policy? Is it appropriate for a Prime Minister not to condemn such threats? But we are not AIADMK to be cowed down by such threats. We are people who will make those who issue threats fall in line. Pradhan’s name carries the word ‘Dharmam’ (righteousness), but his actions do not match it.”
TN CM Stalin said, “While NEP has already left us without central funds for the school education department, delimitation would affect our self-respect, social justice, and social welfare programmes.”
In a letter to DMK workers, Stalin said, “We will oppose Hindi imposition. Tamil Nadu is opposing NEP because the Centre is trying to impose Hindi and Sanskrit through the education policy. Hindi is the mask, Sanskrit is the hidden face. Many North Indian languages spoken in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh, such as Maithili, Brajbhasha, Bundelkhandi, and Awadhi, have been destroyed by hegemonic Hindi. More than 25 North Indian native languages have been destroyed by the invasion of hegemonic Hindi-Sanskrit languages. The century-old Dravidian movement safeguarded Tamil and its culture because of the awareness it created and the various agitations… If Tamil Nadu accepts the trilingual policy, the mother language will be ignored, and there will be Sanskritisation in the future.”
TN CM Stalin said, “This makes it clear the Centre has planned to do away with languages like Tamil and impose Sanskrit. Dravidian stalwart and former Chief Minister C. N. Annadurai had mandated the two-language policy in the state decades ago to make it clear that there is no place for the imposition of Aryan culture through Hindi-Sanskrit and the destruction of Tamil culture.”
“Although we have won the first language battle, the war is still going on. This is not just a language imposition but an invasion intended to target Tamil culture with a conspiracy to Sanskritise this land,” Stalin said in the letter.
Meanwhile, the signature campaign in support of NEP by BJP has so far received nearly 30 lakh signatures. It says the response is overwhelming.
அனைத்துக் குழந்தைகளுக்கும் தரமான, சமமான, மும்மொழிக் கல்வி வேண்டும் என்ற நோக்கத்துடன் தொடங்கப்பட்ட சமக்கல்வி கையெழுத்து இயக்கத்திற்கு, பெருவாரியான ஆதரவைத் தந்துள்ள, 30 லட்சத்துக்கும் அதிகமான சகோதர சகோதரிகளுக்கு நன்றி.
சமக்கல்வி கையெழுத்து இயக்கத்தில் இணைய வழியாக பங்கேற்க… pic.twitter.com/mVrfSMSgDb
— K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) March 25, 2025
TN BJP is confident that instead of the one crore target, it would surpass that limit and go beyond two crores.
