Imposition, Not Coexisting, A Downside: DMK’s Kanimozhi On Tamil-Hindi Row
Bengaluru:
Senior DMK chief Kanimozhi right now clarified the place of her occasion on the contentious difficulty of three language coverage, saying they’re objecting to is the “imposition” of Hindi by the Centre and never the language per se.
Requested if Tamil and Hindi can’t co-exist in an unique interview, Ms Kanimozhi informed NDTV, “Undoubtedly languages can coexist”.
In the present day, Tamil Nadu, she mentioned, has totally different individuals from totally different components of nation talking totally different languages.
“Coexisting isn’t an issue, imposition is an issue,” she added. “We don’t wish to shield Tamil at the price of some other language. And defending Tamil isn’t about defending an ideology,” she mentioned.
Then, quoting Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, she mentioned the best way to destroy a race is to destroy its language.
“In the present day I can present you so many states which have misplaced their artwork, their tradition, their language their movies… Hindi had changed their literature, movies, their music. Why would I would like that occur to some other language?” she mentioned.
On this context, she additionally indicated that the north-south divide has been deepened by non-observance of one of many situations when the schooling coverage was formulated.
“When the principles have been formulated, it was clear that the states within the north will be taught one southern language and the southern states will be taught one north Indian language,” Ms Kanimozhi informed NDTV.
“In the present day, Kerala, Karnataka be taught Hindi. Present me one north Indian state which has learnt any South Indian language,” she added.
Additionally, the three-language precept isn’t essentially higher, Ms Kanimozhi mentioned.
“It’s a fantasy that studying three languages is one thing nice and solely prosperous youngsters are ready to try this… I’m positive that English is there may be talk to the world and different states. It’s important to be taught your mom tongue to grasp who you’re,” she mentioned.
If there’s a want, one can be taught any language together with Mandarin and Japanese, she mentioned.
Tamil Nadu traditionally had a ‘two-language’ coverage, instructing Tamil and English to the youngsters in authorities colleges. There have been large anti-Hindi agitations within the Thirties and Sixties.
Now, because the BJP stepped up its push for the three-language schooling coverage, planning a statewide marketing campaign from March 1, The DMK mentioned it was prepared for a “language struggle”.
Union Schooling Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has declared that the state wouldn’t obtain round Rs 2,400 crore in funds for the continuing Samagra Siksha mission, except it adopts the Nationwide Schooling coverage in its entirety. Chief Minister MK Stalin responded that it was “blackmail”.
Amid the row, Union minister Amit Shah, who was in Tamil Nadu right now, mentioned he “apologised for not having the ability to communicate Tamil, the world’s oldest language”.
