Kamal Haasan’s tackle NEP row: ‘They need to create Hindia’
Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) President Kamal Haasan on Wednesday launched a pointy assault on the BJP-led union authorities over delimitation and language row, claiming that the centre is making an attempt to create ‘Hindia’ as an alternative of India.
Talking at MK Stalin-convened all-party assembly on the difficulty, Haasan stated that Centre’s delimitation proposal undermines India’s federal construction and dangers imposing a homogenized imaginative and prescient of a “Hindia.”
“We envision an inclusive India, however they need to create ‘Hindia.’ Why attempt to repair one thing that is not damaged? There isn’t a have to repeatedly disrupt a functioning democracy. Irrespective of how constituencies are redrawn, those most affected will at all times be the non-Hindi-speaking states. This transfer undermines federalism and is completely pointless,” Haasan acknowledged.
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Haasan stated that maintaining the variety of parliamentary representatives unchanged is essential to preserving democracy, federalism, and India’s variety.
MNM’s fiery remarks have been made at an all-party assembly, which was convened by Tamil Nadu chief minister M Ok Stalin.
The actor-turned-politician went on to remind the viewers of the previous choices made by earlier prime ministers.
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“In 1976 and once more in 2001, regardless of being from completely different political events with completely different ideologies, the Prime Ministers of these instances revered federalism and kept away from redrawing parliamentary constituencies primarily based on inhabitants,” he stated.
Kamal Haasan on Hindi language row
Amid the continued row between the Stalin authorities and Centre over NEP, MNM chief Haasan additionally accused the federal government of making an attempt to impose Hindi below the guise of a “three-language coverage” and threatening state governments with monetary support tied to compliance.
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“This arbitrary choice is a part of that very same sample,” Haasan stated. He additionally questioned why the federal government skipped the Census, citing COVID-19, and now plans to implement delimitation in 2026.
“The true motive behind that is to consolidate energy in Hindi-speaking states and guarantee a decisive electoral victory,” he recommended.
