Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin termed the National Education Policy a poison and said they are only demanding a rightful place for Tamil in the state.
Stalin dismissed criticisms like them being chauvinist for opposing Hindi imposition and said the “Hindi zealots” are true chauvinists. In a post on X, Stalin said, “’When you are accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression’. I am reminded of this famous quote when some entitled bigots brand us chauvinists and anti-nationals for the 'crime' of demanding Tamil’s rightful place in Tamil Nadu.”
Attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party, Stalin said people who glorify Nathuram Godse have the “audacity to question DMK’s patriotism”. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader said the party and Tamil Nadu government “contributed the highest amount of funds during the Chinese aggression, Bangladesh liberation war, and Kargil war.” Stalin charged it was BJP’s ideological forefather who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi.
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“Demanding #LinguisticEquality is not chauvinism. Do you want to know what Chauvinism looks like? Chauvinism is naming the three criminal laws that govern 140 crore citizens in a language that Tamils cannot even pronounce or comprehend by reading. Chauvinism is treating the state that contributes the most to the nation as second-class citizens and denying its fair share for refusing to swallow the poison called #NEP,” Stalin charged.
Saying imposition of anything breeds enmity, Stalin charged Hindi zealots who consider their resistance as “treason” were the true chauvinists. The Tamil Nadu chief minister also condemned the Centre for celebrating Hindi Divas and asked what stopped it from declaring languages mentioned in Indian currency notes as ‘official languages’. Stalin said they respect Hindi-speaking persons and they are their brethren.