Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday led a meeting of state parties – sans the opposition BJP and its local ally but including rivals AIADMK – to discuss ‘Hindi imposition’ and delimitation, topics at the heart of a row between the ruling DMK and the central government. In the meeting, attended by … Read more
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has ramped up pressure on the centre in the ‘Hindi imposition’ row, claiming forced adoption of the language in other states had “destroyed 25 native north Indian languages in 100 years”. “The push for a ‘monolithic Hindi identity’ is what kills ancient languages. Uttar Pradesh and Bihar were … Read more
Chennai: In a significant political development in Tamil Nadu, actor Ranjana Natchiyaar joined fellow actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam Wednesday, a day after quitting the Bharatiya Janata Party – which she joined eight years ago – citing dissatisfaction with its policies, including the alleged imposition of Hindi. Ms Natchiyaar – present this morning at a … Read more
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has said Telugu will be made mandatory for all schools, including those affiliated with the centre-administered CBSE, as part of a push to ensure students learn their mother tongue or, in case of students from outside the state, the regional language. The state also said the syllabus for Class IX and … Read more
Chennai: The battle between Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK and the BJP – over the centre’s three-language policy and the ‘imposition of Hindi’ – ramped up Tuesday after Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin said “states that accept Hindi lose their mother tongue” and that his state is ready for a ‘language war’. Mr Stalin also doubled … Read more