Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Wednesday slammed the Union Government on the issue of the three-language policy. He stated that Tamil Nadu is well served on two language formula, i.e, English and Tamil and that making the "third language" compulsory is "completely unacceptable."
TMC and Congress back DMK's call for Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to apologize for his remarks on Tamil Nadu's language policy. Karti Chidambaram and Kalyan Banerjee demand his removal for disrespecting Tamil people and culture.
Congress leader P Chidambaram expressed his fear that if delimitation is conducted, Southern states will lose 26 seats in the Lok Sabha, and their voices will not be heard.
Following the row over implementing the three-language policy in Tamil Nadu, Congress leader P Chidambaram said that unless the two-language policy is successful, discussing the three-language policy is redundant.
He also warned and said Tamil Nadu accepts Hindi as the third language, the BJP government would eventually claim a shortage of Hindi teachers in the state, which would result in a surge of non-native speakers being hired in Tamil Nadu's government schools.
The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned a hearing on a plea that challenged the constitutional validity of various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).
"It is an assault on the linguistic and cultural identity of Tamil Nadu. The BJP should contest the 2026 elections in Tamil Nadu without an alliance because no other political party supports NEP here," Chidambaram, Lok Sabha MP, told ANI.
In a post on X, Chidambaram said, "All eyes will be on the US aircraft which will land today in Amritsar bringing back illegal immigrants. Will the deportees be handcuffed and their legs tied with ropes? It is a test for Indian diplomacy."
National President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), JP Nadda lashed out at the Opposition amid the controversy over the deportation of Indians from the US, questioning why similar concerns had not been raised in previous years.
Rajya Sabha on Monday took up discussion on the Union Budget with senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram slamming Union Budget 2024-25 saying that tax proposals not only benefit the middle class but also the rich and richest.
Following the deportation of illegal Indian immigrants from the US, Congress leader P Chidambaram asked the Central government what step were they taking to ensure that Indian youths do not leave India to enter another country illegally.
The new case accuses Chidambaram of providing favourable treatment to Diageo Scotland, an alcoholic beverage company, by intervening to lift a ban on the duty-free sale of its whisky.