Vaiko and Veeramani oppose ‘Hindi imposition'
2 years, 2 months ago

Vaiko and Veeramani oppose ‘Hindi imposition'

The Hindu  

MDMK general secretary Vaiko on Tuesday asked the Centre not to implement a Parliamentary Committee Report on official language to use Hindi as the medium of instruction in IITs, IIMs and Central Universities in Hindi-speaking States, and regional languages in similar centres of learning in other regions. Mr Vaiko, in a statement, said all the 22 languages listed in the eight schedule of the Constitution should be given equal treatment and made the official languages of the country. In a statement, Dravidar Kazhagam president K. Veeramani recalled the promise of late Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru that English would continue as the official language so long as the people of non-Hindi speaking states wanted and accused Hindu fanatics of playing with fire. Pointing out all the states including Punjab, West Bengal, North Eastern States and even Maharashtra were opposing Hindi, Mr Veeramani said Parliamentarians should not fail to learn lessons from history.

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The Hindu  

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