TN will continue to oppose imposition of Hindi: Stalin
Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday said that imposition of Hindi and stoking a controversy by refusing to utter the word Tamil Nadu are the worst forms of cultural invasion.
Speaking at the annual Veera Vanakka Naal celebration organised in Tiruvallur to honour linguistic martyrs, Stalin accused the BJP-led Union government of blatantly imposing Hindi on non-Hindi speaking states and said, “Attempting to destroy Tamil by imposing Hindi, stoking a controversy by refusing to utter the word Tamil Nadu to destroy Tamil identity and undermine federalism by snatching away state’s rights are worst forms of cultural invasion.”
“It has been happening for a long time. We have been opposing it for a long time. We have retreated or yielded. Anti-Tamil forces must realise this and mend their ways. Otherwise, the people of Tamil Nadu will reform you,” Stalin thundered, in a direct assault on the BJP’s strong Hindi push.
Making a veiled reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s sparing use of Tamil literature in public events, the CM said, “Do not attempt to deceive the people of Tamil Nadu by saying Vanakkam in Tamil or by citing Thirukkural or the poems of Bharathiyar.”