Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin invokes the 1967 Tamil language protests and condemns Hindi imposition. He defends Tamil rights, criticizes those questioning Tamil Nadu's patriotism, and stresses the need for linguistic equality while calling for unity and resistance.
The Tamil Nadu government has strongly opposed implementing the New Education Policy (NEP) of 2020, raising concern over the "three-language formula" and alleging that the Centre wants to 'impose' Hindi.
The all-party meeting presided over by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin passed a resolution requesting PM Modi to give assurance in the parliament that if delimitation is done, it should be based on the 1971 population census.
Earlier, the all-party meeting presided over by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin passed a resolution requesting PM Modi to give assurance in the parliament that if delimitation is done, it should be based on the 1971 population census.
Tamil Nadu BJP launched its signature campaign here on Wednesday in support of the three-language policy recommended in the National Education Policy (NEP). BJP State President K Annamalai and other top leaders participated in the campaign.
VCK MP Thol Thirumavalavan supported Tamil Nadu CM Stalin's all-party meeting on delimitation. He emphasized that the formula should be consistent across all states and criticized the BJP's absence, urging clarity from the party on the issue.
In an all-party meeting led by CM M K Stalin, Tamil Nadu parties unanimously passed a resolution requesting PM Modi's assurance that any future delimitation will be based on the 1971 population census for the next 30 years, opposing changes that reduce southern states' representation.
CM Stalin also announced that a Joint Action Committee would be formed representing Southern States, with MPs, to carry forward these demands and protests and create awareness about the importance of this issue.
Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin warned of losing parliamentary seats in the upcoming delimitation, which could reduce representation from 39 MPs to 32. He highlighted that the state's success in controlling the population could result in a seat loss.
Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin calls out BJP's actions, urging them to make Tamil an official language, halt Hindi imposition, and prioritize Tamil Nadu's development rather than symbolic gestures like installing Sengol.
Seeking the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop the auction of over nine thousand square kilometres of the basin, CM Stalin wrote in a post on X, "The GoI's auction notification for petroleum and natural gas exploration in the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve endangers a