Chennai: Less than a week after the Supreme Court pulled him up for blocking Bills, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has targeted the MK Stalin-led DMK government over atrocities against Dalits. The remarks have drawn a sharp response from state minister Govi Chezhiaan, who has said the Governor’s remarks were lies and that his home … Read more
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accused his Tamil Nadu counterpart MK Stalin of playing “narrow politics” pertaining to the ongoing row over the three-language policy. He added that the resistance to the three-language policy is keeping the people of Tamil Nadu away from Hindi job options. In an interview with ANI, Mr … Read more
Chennai: “A historic day for federalism” – Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said on X Friday morning, setting the stage for a crucial meeting this weekend, at which political leaders from seven states, including those from Odisha, Punjab, and Bengal, will discuss the delimitation row. Mr Stalin had earlier called on leaders from these … Read more
New Delhi: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) today responded to remarks made by actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan over the ongoing language debate. The Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister had accused Tamil Nadu politicians of hypocrisy, questioning why they opposed Hindi imposition while allowing Tamil films to be dubbed into Hindi for commercial benefits. DMK spokesperson Dr … Read more
Hyderabad: The delimitation exercise, due to take place before the 2029 general election, is actually a means to limit South India and reduce its importance and an action plan is being prepared to counter it, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said today. Mr Reddy, who received Tamil Nadu’s invitation to participate in an all-party meeting … Read more
New Delhi: Adding wind to the ongoing language row in Tamil Nadu, state BJP chief K Annamalai said the three-language policy under the National Education Policy (NEP) is the need of the hour. At a press conference where he launched a signature campaign to support the policy, he said that after the BJP came to … Read more
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: Amid the ongoing Hindi imposition row, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday said the state was “ready” for “another language war” and also announced convening an all-party meet on March 5 to discuss the Lok Sabha delimitation issue. Tamil Nadu was facing the “threat” of losing 8 seats as the state … Read more
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK chief MK Stalin has again weighed in on the row over the decreasing number of parliamentary seats for the southern states after delimitation. This he said, is because the state has implemented the family planning programme. The family “planning campaign” being properly followed, “there is a situation of … Read more