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India Today
18 hours ago
- Politics
- India Today
90,000 students fail in Karnataka due to language imposition, says DMK minister
Tamil Nadu Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi on Friday said that over 90,000 students in Karnataka had failed their board exams due to the 'imposition of a language.' He made the remark while addressing students at a school competition, using the platform to criticise the Union government over its language policy and education minister said that language learning should be a choice for students. 'A third language should be an option, not a compulsion,' he said, highlighting the need for flexibility in education a direct swipe at the Centre, Anbil Mahesh accused the Union government of withholding vital education funds from high-performing states like Tamil Nadu and Kerala. 'The Centre is threatening states by choking education funds. But Chief Minister Stalin has stepped in and assured that the state will bear the full cost,' he in the day, DMK MP Kanimozhi responded to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's assertion that Hindi is not an enemy of any language by asserting the same for Tamil, urging North Indians to learn South Indian languages.'If Hindi is not the enemy of any language, then Tamil is also not the enemy of any language. Let them learn Tamil. Let the people of North India learn at least one South Indian language. That is true national integration,' she had recently said that Hindi is not an opponent of any Indian language, but rather a friend to all, and that there should be no opposition to any language in the country.- EndsTune InMust Watch IN THIS STORY#Tamil Nadu
New Indian Express
2 days ago
- General
- New Indian Express
TN schools to ring water bells, circular soon
KRISHNAGIRI: The School Education Department in Tamil Nadu will soon send circulars to schools asking to commence the 'water bell' programme, announced Minister of School Education Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi on Friday. The water bell initiative, which is followed in a few southern states and Puducherry, aims to promote timely intake of drinking water by students to avoid dehydration. "The Kerala government has been carrying out the water bell initiative for the past two years. In Tamil Nadu, our teachers have been verbally instructing the students to drink more water. Considering the well-being of the children, we have been the first to launch the "Chief Minister's Breakfast Scheme". Soon we will send circulars instructing schools to commence the water bell initiative," said Minister of School Education Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi at a press meet. Prior to the press meet, the minister participated in the inauguration of the 'STEM Innovation and Learning Centre' in eight schools in Krishnagiri. "Sixteen STEM innovation centres and learning centres have been opened in Krishnagiri district at a cost of Rs 4.44 crore. Out of the 83 STEM innovation centres in the country, Tamil Nadu has 33, and of these, 16 are in Hosur. Students would learn through practical hands-on learning in fields of science, engineering, IT, and other sectors," the minister said. The minster also participated in a conference organised by teachers of the Tamil Nadu Urdu Primary and Middle School. "Urdu is not a foreign language. It is an Indian language with beautiful literature. As per the 2001 survey, over 6% of the population, roughly around 52 million people, speak Urdu in India," Anbil Mahesh noted. Later, the minister also participated in the State Level Achievement Survey (SLAS) events at Mookandapalli, Hosur and Adhiyamankottai in Dharmapuri. "The SLAS aims to improve the performance of teachers and schools for the betterment of students' education," the minister stated. The minister also announced that over 2,346 vacancies for teachers would be filled soon.
India Today
5 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
Tamil Nadu Minister slams Centre over Sanskrit bias, announces textbook revisions
Tamil Nadu Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi spoke on a range of key education issues, including communal tensions in classrooms, the bias towards Sanskrit in the national curriculum, and the state's ongoing legal battle for central funds. His comments came after a high-level review meeting with Chief Educational Officers (CEOs) from across the Minister said the government had recently convened a state-wide meeting to address pressing concerns such as the number of pending cases filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, teacher vacancies, and school dropout rates. 'We will enhance monitoring in every district. We are taking stock of them district-wise,' he response to concerns about communal influence in schools, Anbil Mahesh said the government had held a two-day brainstorming session with senior officials to find solutions. 'We are planning to raise awareness through District Collectors and ensure such influences are identified and removed,' he said. The Minister also announced that a major revision of school textbooks is under way in Tamil Nadu. 'We're already working on it, and an official announcement will follow shortly,' he the central government for what he described as preferential treatment of Sanskrit over other classical languages, he said, 'Despite India having five other classical languages, only Sanskrit is being given undue prominence. There is a continuous bias.'Earlier in the day, Chief Minister MK Stalin had criticised the BJP-led Union government over its alleged bias in language funding, accusing it of favouring Sanskrit while neglecting Tamil and other South Indian a post on social media platform X, Stalin wrote, 'Sanskrit gets the crores; Tamil and other South Indian languages get nothing but crocodile tears. False affection for Tamil; All money for Sanskrit!'The Chief Minister's remarks came after a report by The Hindustan Times, based on data obtained through the Right to Information Act (RTI) and public records, which revealed that the Centre spent Rs 2,532.59 crore on promoting Sanskrit between 2014-15 and 2024-25. In contrast, the combined allocation for Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Odia — the five other classical Indian languages — was Rs 147.56 the issue of pending central funds, Minister Anbil Mahesh expressed confidence in the state's legal case against the Union government. 'We are already engaged in the legal process and are hopeful of a favourable verdict. I am confident we will win in court,' he said.- Ends IN THIS STORY#Tamil Nadu
New Indian Express
13-06-2025
- New Indian Express
Schools to strengthen road safety awareness, circular soon: Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi
COIMBATORE: The School Education Department will send a circular to schools urging them to strengthen road safety awareness during morning prayer activities, said School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi here on Thursday. The public do not follow road safety norms despite the police department's efforts to raise road safety awareness, the minister bemoaned while speaking at a programme organised by the district administration and Uyir, a Coimbatore-based NGO, at Corporation Kalaiarangam. Anbil Mahesh urged people to cooperate with police efforts and follow road safety norms properly to ensure safe travel on roads. He released the 'Uyir Kutty Cops' Road Safety Curriculum workbook and faculty guide at the function. "Uyir and the district administration jointly released road safety awareness books for school students. The initiative aims to educate children about road safety," the minister said. "Students will learn about road safety if teachers explain signboards and road safety norms daily during morning prayer activities. This will create an impact on road safety awareness in their childhood. To execute this in schools, the School Education Department will send a circular soon," he said. "We should drive vehicles responsibly and carefully, keeping in mind the safety of others. This way, we can avoid road accidents and reduce their occurrence," Anbil Mahesh further said. He noted that road safety clubs exist in schools, but they are not active as teachers fail to monitor them as they are focused on teaching At the function a minute of silence was observed in honour of the people killed in the Air India flight crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday. Coimbatore District Collector Pavankumar G Giriyappanavar, Coimbatore city police commissioner A Saravana Sundar and others were present.
Mint
16-05-2025
- General
- Mint
TN SSLC, HSE +1 Result 2025 LIVE: Class 10, 11 results to be out soon on dge.tn.gov.in; DIRECT Link, here's how to check
TN SSLC, HSE +1 Result 2025 LIVE: Tamil Nadu Education minister Anbil Mahesh revealed that the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Government Examinations (TNDGE) will announce the Class 10, 11 results at 9 am today. Students can check results at and Follow updates here: 16 May 2025, 07:49 AM IST Visit official websites: or 2. Tap on link that says 'SSLC March 2025 Results' or 'HSE +1 March 2025 Results' 3. Mention the registration number and date of birth in the format DD/MM/YYYY 4. Press the 'Submit' button to access the marksheet 5. Download the provisional result for future references.
