Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin lashed out at Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for “blackmailing” funds will not be provided for the southern state until it implemented the National Education Policy in its entirety.
"They have to come to the terms of the Indian Constitution" என்கிறார் ஒன்றியக் கல்வி அமைச்சர். மும்மொழிக் கொள்கையை 'rule of law' என்கிறார்.
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) February 16, 2025
இந்திய அரசியலமைப்புச் சட்டத்தின் எந்தப் பிரிவு மும்மொழிக் கொள்கையைக் கட்டாயமாக்குகிறது? எனக் கல்வி அமைச்சரால் கூற முடியுமா?
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Slamming the Union minister, Stalin said the minister’s comments were unacceptable and condemnable. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader said Tamils will not tolerate such “blackmails”. “The state sought its due, from the Centre which is its right and if the Central minister spoke arrogantly as if the state claimed his personal wealth, then, in that case, Delhi would have to witness the trait of the Tamil people,” Stalin said in his post on X.
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Quoting Pradhan’s comments that "They have to come to the terms of the Indian Constitution", Stalin asked the Union minister to specify the constitutional provision under which the three-language policy of English, the respective regional language and Hindi is mandatory. Stalin said that education is on the concurrent list of the Constitution and the Union government cannot claim it to be their exclusive domain.
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— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 15, 2025
Addressing at Kashi Tamil Sangamam in Varanasi on Saturday, Pradhan said funds under the Samagra Shiksha Abhyan scheme will not be released to Tamil Nadu until it implemented NEP in its entirety. Responding to a question on the non-release of the funds, Pradhan had said, “They are politically motivated and not acting for the welfare of the people of Tamil Nadu. They cannot think they are above the Constitution. They must accept the NEP in letter and spirit,” The New Indian Express reported quoting Pradhan.
However, Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi on Saturday urged the Union minister to release ₹2,152 crore to the state and not to “play” politics over it.
