Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin passed a resolution against Hindi imposition in the state on Tuesday.
Addressing the state Assembly on Tuesday, Stalin said, "Tamil Nadu's language policy is a two language policy–Tamil and English–so Tamil should be accepted as India's official language. All regional languages should be made official languages. Hindi should not be "imposed" on states that don't speak Hindi. Those states should be allowed to continue with English."
"Hindi speakers should not get privilege in education and jobs. Such a privilege will be against the constitution of India," the Chief Minister said.
Stalin said, appropriate legislation should be enacted to make Tamil equivalent official language in Central government offices working in Tamil Nadu. Madras HC's working language should also be Hindi. He said, "Our language policy is to oppose Hindi imposition, oppose NEET and New Education Policy."
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The Chief Minister also said that India was divided into three parts namely one where Hindi is frequently used, one where Hindi is used quite less and one where Hindi is not used at all.
"We stand in the third category. So, Tamil Nadu that has cultural heritage should not be treated as something third grade and we should raise our voice against it," he said.
Lastly, Stalin said: "Giving mother's milk for Hindi and poisonous milk (Kalli Paal) for other regional languages is against the constitution of India. It will also prove a threat to the unity of India. Hence, we propose the resolution."
The move of the state government comes after the parliamentary panel led by Union Home Minister Amit Shah proposed to make Hindi the medium of instruction in central educational institutions including IITs and IIMs.
Meanwhile, State BJP MLAs walked out from the Assembly while the state passed a resolution against Hindi imposition.