Prepared for an additional language battle: M.Okay. Stalin

“Tamil Nadu succeeded in inhabitants management by means of the household planning programme. Simply because the inhabitants is much less, there’s a state of affairs of the Lok Sabha seats being reduce down (in TN). We stand to lose eight seats and because of this, may have solely 31 MPs and never 39 (the current quantity),” he added. “Our illustration (in Parliament) will cut back, Tamil Nadu’s voice is being stifled. It is a matter of Tamil Nadu’s rights. All leaders and political events ought to collectively converse throughout celebration traces on the difficulty.”

Responding to a question about whether or not the Centre was “sowing the seeds for an additional language battle” in mild of the alleged Hindi imposition, Stalin replied, “Sure, definitely. We’re prepared for it.”

The ruling DMK has been against the three-language coverage, insisting that Tamil Nadu was content material with Tamil and English, and accusing the BJP-led NDA authorities on the Centre of “imposing Hindi”, a cost denied by the Union authorities.

The “language battle” refers back to the DMK’s anti-Hindi agitation in 1965, when the Dravidian celebration efficiently campaigned in opposition to the alleged imposition of the language on the Tamil folks.

In a replica of the invitation for the all-party assembly uploaded on his X deal with, Stalin highlighted the assorted points the state was dealing with, together with Central fund allocation.

Beneath such circumstances, the variety of Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu happening will solely additional impression the state and it was the necessity of the hour to place up a present of unity within the pursuits of Tamil Nadu. Due to this fact, the necessity for such an all-party assembly, the CM added.