LIC Website Goes 'All Hindi', Tamil Nadu Leaders Condemn 'Hindi Imposition'
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LIC Website Goes 'All Hindi', Tamil Nadu Leaders Condemn 'Hindi Imposition'

ABP News  

The Life Insurance Corporation of India found itself at the center of a linguistic controversy on Tuesday after its official website’s homepage displayed content predominantly in Hindi, sparking sharp criticism from Tamil Nadu's political leadership. "The LIC website has been reduced to a propaganda tool for Hindi imposition. There is a fight in UP, every area people speak a different Hindi and they fight for their rights of their own language, that is going on within the Hindi speaking people," Elangovan remarked, alleging that the website’s changes aimed to deter non-Hindi speakers from engaging with LIC. The LIC website has been reduced to a propaganda tool for Hindi imposition.

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Row erupts after ‘glitch’ makes Hindi default language on LIC’s site
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Row erupts after ‘glitch’ makes Hindi default language on LIC’s site

Hindustan Times  

The new website of the Life Insurance Corporation of India has sparked a political controversy due to its default setting of Hindi as the language. LIC’s new website changed the default language from English to Hindi. Inconvenience caused is deeply regretted,” it said in a post on X. BJP Tamil Nadu vice president Narayanan Thirupathy expressed concern over the issue, …

LIC website’s language option sparks controversy; TN CM says Hindi imposition
1 month, 3 weeks ago

LIC website’s language option sparks controversy; TN CM says Hindi imposition

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The new website of the Life Insurance Corporation of India has sparked a political controversy due to its default setting of Hindi as the language. Several political leaders, including Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin and the Bhartiya Janata Party’s own state unit, have criticized the move, accusing the central government of imposing Hindi on the public. Inconvenience …

Tamil Nadu Leaders Slam LIC Over Website’s Hindi-Only Page
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu Leaders Slam LIC Over Website’s Hindi-Only Page

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The public sector Life Insurance Corporation of India came under severe fire from the entire political class of Tamil Nadu, prompting Chief Minister M K Stalin to declare, ‘the LIC website has been reduced to a propaganda tool for Hindi imposition’ and even a BJP leader Tirupathi Narayanan protesting the site turning fully Hindi on Tuesday. ‘Even the option …

LIC displays Hindi on website, MK Stalin slams ‘language imposition by force’; insurer blames ‘technical issue’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

LIC displays Hindi on website, MK Stalin slams ‘language imposition by force’; insurer blames ‘technical issue’

Live Mint  

State-owned Life Insurance Corporation blames a technical glitch for displaying Hindi as the default language on its revamped website. LIC's response came after many criticised it, especially in Tamil Nadu, to the extent that Chief Minister MK Stalin called it “linguistic tyranny” and “language imposition by force” on the people of the country. Apart from Stalin, leaders such as Edappadi …

‘Linguistic tyranny’: MK Stalin slams LIC for displaying Hindi on its website in Tamil Nadu
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Linguistic tyranny’: MK Stalin slams LIC for displaying Hindi on its website in Tamil Nadu

Hindustan Times  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin strongly criticised the use of the Hindi language on the Life Insurance Corporation of India's website in Tamil Nadu, saying that the portal has been "reduced to a propaganda tool for Hindi imposition". Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin In a post on microblogging site X, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief said, "The LIC …

LIC faces backlash over hindi-only website, resolves issue after criticism
1 month, 3 weeks ago

LIC faces backlash over hindi-only website, resolves issue after criticism

India TV News  

The Life Insurance Corporation of India came under heavy criticism on Tuesday by a range of leaders from Tamil Nadu after its website continued to display the content predominantly in Hindi. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin strongly criticized LIC, accusing the national insurer of turning its website into a "propaganda tool" for Hindi imposition; however, the latter clarified …

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