"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 observance of this day, WUC's Education Committee, in partnership with Dogu Turkistan Ili Mesrep Uyghur Vakfi, declared a commemorative event scheduled for February 23 in Istanbul.
Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister HK Patil has condemned the recent assault on a KSRTC bus conductor in Belagavi, allegedly for not speaking in Marathi.
"Some political parties still want to divide our country based on language. Mother tongue is important for everyone. Mahakavi Bharati called Tamil the greatest language after knowing more than 10 languages. So people should study more languages," he told ANI
DMK Spokesperson TKS Elangovan criticises the three-language policy, calling it an imposition of religious ideas on education. He also stressed the state's right to legislate on education and rejected the mandatory use of Hindi.
BJP State Vice President and Tirunelveli MLA Nainar Nagendran criticized the DMK government on Saturday over its stance on the Hindi language and the National Education Policy (NEP).
Speaking to ANI, Belagavi Commissioner Lada Martin Marbaniang said that a complaint was received in which the victim said that he was assaulted by a group of 4-5 people who had an argument with him on a bus because of a language difference.
DMK MP A Raja on Saturday strongly reacted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks on language, accusing him of attempting to create divisions in the country. Speaking in Tamil, Raja questioned the PM's stance and asserted that it is the BJP that is fostering division.
Amid a row over the implementation of the three-language policy between Tamil Nadu and the Centre, Janata Dal (United) leader Neeraj Kumar slammed CM MK Stalin and adviced that he should work for progress of language and not political mileage.
A boy and girl who had boarded the semi-urban CBT-Sulebhavi bus had allegedly threatened the conductor as he was not able to speak in Marathi, and following this, called their accomplices who assaulted them at Balekundri.
"Nobody is taking away Tamil from Tamil Nadu. Why is CM Stalin so anti-national? He is teaching this divisive ideology to the students of the state. It is the CM only who is politicizing the matter," Reddy said.
On International Mother Language Day, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel extended his best wishes and emphasised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of 'Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat,' giving due importance to the languages of every state.