Former minister and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader Sellur K Raju has alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) are in a secret alliance regarding the three-language policy.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday urged the people to "rise" to defend the state in a fight against the delimitation of constituencies and the three-language policy.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday questioned Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi over his stance on the Tamil Nadu government's resistance towards the three-language policy in the state.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday strongly opposed the three-language policy in Tamil Nadu, saying that the push for a "monolithic Hindi identity" is what 'killed' the "ancient mother tongues".
Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president Selvaperunthagai said that they will protest against Home Minister Amit Shah during his visit to Coimbatore on February 26. He stated that the union home minister has been constantly attacking Tamil Nadu with the three language policy and the New Educa
He further stated that the New Education Policy (NEP) was the best policies seen by the people and was aiming to promote both mother tongue and national link language --English.
Various political and Tamil organisations have announced plans to stage a protest against Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his visit to Coimbatore on February 26. Shah is set to attend Mahashivratri celebrations at the Isha Foundation Yoga Centre. The protest will target the Union govern
"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.
"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.
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.