Tag Archives: Language row

Tiruchirappalli: BJP Tamil Nadu president K Annamalai on Sunday claimed Hindi was the ‘compulsory’ third language during the Congress-led UPA regime and asserted it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who gave the option of studying any Indian language as a third language. Further, referring to the New Education Policy (NEP …

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu today struck a conciliatory note amid the raging language row, saying Hindi and English both have their uses and should be learnt.  “Hindi is the national language. English is international language,” he said, pointing out that Indians are now travelling abroad extensively for work. …

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 …

Chennai: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman was the last to weigh in today on the DMK’s move to replace the rupee symbol with the Tamil letter (Ru), but with the sharpest barb. The move, she said, “signals a dangerous mindset that weakens Indian unity and promotes secessionist sentiments under the …