Not matchsticks, but rising sun: MK Stalin launches drive against BJP's Hindi push
The DMK leader has vowed to protect Tamil Nadu and compared the state with the rising sun that won't be blown away easily. "We are not matchesticks to be blown away easily, but the rising sun. If they try to control us, we will stand together to protect the land and no one can defeat us. This is the essence of Oraniyil Tamil Nadu,' said CM Stalin."Those who join Oraniyil Tamilnadu, if interested, will join DMK. We need to reach every family in Tamil Nadu and bring them together against the atrocities of the BJP,' he said.advertisementStalin has accused the BJP-ruled central government of imposing Hindi on Tamilians and said that the funds meant for education in the state are not being released. "The Keezhadi truth is being buried and Hindi is being imposed on us and the centre is refusing to release our education funds, taking away the state's rights," he said. "The BJP is taking revenge on students through NEET and, above all, wants to weaken us through delimitation. They are acting with vengeance against us culturally, economically, politically and through power," he added. Meanwhile, the Maharashtra government has cancelled its resolution on the three-language policy and announced the formation of a new committee to review and implement the policy afresh.A controversy erupted after the Mahayuti government issued a modified order stating that Hindi would "generally" be taught as the third language to students from Classes 1 to 5 in Marathi and English-medium schools. The move was part of the phased rollout of the Centre's National Education Policy 2020 at the primary school level. - EndsTune InMust Watch
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