"Over a million families have joined our Oraniyil Tamil Nadu movement": Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 12 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK chief MK Stalin on Friday said that over a million families in the state have joined the party's outreach campaign "Oraniyil Tamil Nadu."
According to the DMK's official site, "Oraniyil Tamil Nadu" is an initiative dedicated to "safeguarding Tamil Nadu's land, language, and dignity."
In a social media post on X, the Chief Minister said that on September 15, which marks the birth anniversary of former Chief Minister late CN Annadurai, people will take a pledge across more than 68,000 booths district-wide to support the cause.
"Over a million families have joined our #OraniyilTamilNadu movement to protect the soil - language - honor of Tamil Nadu. All of them, united together, on the birth anniversary of Tamil Nadu's leader, the great scholar Anna (Sep. 15), are set to take the pledge district-wide through 68,000+ booths," the social media post reads.

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தமிழ்நாட்டின் மண் - மொழி - மானம் காக்க நமது #OraniyilTamilNadu இயக்கத்தில் ஒரு கோடிக்கும் மேலான குடும்பங்கள் இணைந்துள்ளனர்.

அவர்கள் அனைவரும் ஒன்றிணைந்து, தமிழ்நாட்டின் தலைமகன் பேரறிஞர் அண்ணா பிறந்தநாளில் (செப்.15) தமிழ்நாடெங்கும் 68,000+ பூத் வாரியாக… pic.twitter.com/41tiAbSuME

— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) September 11, 2025

Stalin has initiated this programme to safeguard the land and people of Tamil Nadu, highlighting that the "Union Government has acted against" the welfare of the people, their culture, and has failed to provide adequate funds to the state. To convey this to the public, the DMK launched its state-wide outreach campaign "Oraniyil Tamil Nadu."
The campaign, which began on July 1, has been successfully conducted across the districts and is still continuing. On September 20 and 21, the programme will cover DMK's district-level meetings. A series of public meetings are scheduled to take place across Tamil Nadu, and Chief Minister Stalin will participate in the final meeting and deliver a concluding address.
Notably, the DMK-led Tamil Nadu government has opposed the three-language policy proposed in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which recommends teaching three languages.
The three-language row has created a stalemate between the centre and the Tamil Nadu government over the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) of 2020, with the DMK government labelling the three-language policy as a "saffronise policy" aimed at promoting Hindi rather than developing India.
The DMK government has also been vocal about its opposition to the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and Goods and Services Tax (GST). (ANI)