BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Monday slammed actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan and DMK chief M.K. Stalin for their recent criticism of Home Minister Amit Shah's promotion of Hindi. Shockingly, Swamy referred to Haasan as 'moron'.
Moron Kamalahasan and DMK Chief Stalin are howling about imposition of Hindi. What about their imposition that no Hindi will be taught in TN? Let Hindi be an optional third language and the choice on which language to opt left to the student
— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) September 16, 2019
Swamy tweeted, “Moron Kamalahasan and DMK Chief Stalin are howling about imposition of Hindi. What about their imposition that no Hindi will be taught in TN? Let Hindi be an optional third language and the choice on which language to opt left to the student.”
On the occasion of Hindi Diwas on Saturday, Amit Shah had called for Hindi to be treated as a “unifying language” that would be a symbol of India's identity in the world. Then, Stalin had slammed it as an attempt at imposition of Hindi and said the BJP was seeking to undermine India's diversity.
On Monday, as ferment continued in Tamil Nadu over the Hindi imposition issue, Haasan released a video in both Tamil and English. Tweeting the video, Haasan wrote, “Now you are constrained to prove to us that India will continue to be a free country. You must consult the people before you make a new law or a new scheme.”
Now you are constrained to prove to us that India will continue to be a free country.
— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) September 16, 2019
You must consult the people before you make a new law or a new scheme. pic.twitter.com/u0De38bzk0
In the video, Haasan notes, “Unity in diversity is a promise we made when we made India into a republic. Now, no Shah, Sultan or Samrat should renege on that promise. We respect all languages, but our mother language will always be Tamil." The reference to Shah appears to be aimed at Amit Shah.
Haasan then warned the Jallikattu agitation of 2017 was just a "protest". "The battle for our language will be exponentially bigger than that. India or Tamil Nadu does not need or deserve such a battle,” Haasan said.
Haasan appeals, “Do not make an inclusive India into an exclusive one. All will suffer because of such short-sighted folly". Haasan concludes his video by saying, ""Let Tamil live longer. Let India prosper.”
