Tamil Nadu won’t allow the three-language policy says CM Palaniswami.
CM Palaniswami told PM Modi that the state of Tamil Nadu will not accept the Centre’s three-language policy.
Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday expressed his anguish over the Centre’s new education policy (NEP) and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider it.
TN CM Palaniswami opposes the three-language policy:
TN CM stated that the people of the southern state will not accept the central government’s three-language policy. Vowing to continue the two-language formula, Palaniswami said,” The people of Tamil Nadu have been firm in the two-language policy for eight decades,” and also pointed out the past instances of Tamils expressing their sentiments through various agitations.
As per Section 3 of the Official Languages Act, 1963, only English is the official language of communication between TN and the centre:
In 1965, Congress tried to enforce the Hindi language in the state and saw fiery anti-Hindi agitations. Tamil Nadu has not adopted Hindi as their official language, and as per section 3 of the Official Languages Act, 1963, only the English language is to be used for purposes of communication between the Union and the state. Palaniswami further added,” The popular sentiment in Tamil Nadu, and that of the majority of the political parties (in the state) including the AIADMK, is a two-language policy. At this juncture, the three-language policy of the Centre’s new education policy causes anguish. Both Puratchi Thalaivar MGR and Puratchi Thalaivi Amma firmly opposed the imposition of Hindi.” The chief minister has urged PM Modi to look into the matter.
Meanwhile, DMK President M K Stalin welcomed the stance taken by the Tamil Nadu CM and nudged him to oppose the new education policy as a whole and not just the language issue.
