New Indian Assurance Co Ltd apologised for issuing a circular in Hindi on Tuesday. The move comes after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and other Tamil Nadu politicians condemned New India Assurance, a public sector general insurance company, for issuing a circular in Hindi and reportedly disrespecting non-Hindi speakers of India. Stalin also demanded the Chairperson of the company, Neerja Kapur, to apologise for disrespecting the non-Hindi speakers of India.
The New India Assurance apologized for the "unjust circular", said a report on Times of India.
In a tweet, Stalin said, “The Union Government and its institutions are intent on spending their valuable resources on imposing Hindi down our throats, rather than for public welfare.”
“Latest in this list is the unjust circular issued by @NewIndAssurance. It must be withdrawn with immediate effect and its Chairperson Neerja Kapur needs to apologise for the disrespect shown towards non-Hindi speakers of India and non-Hindi speaking employees of @NewIndAssurance,” he said.
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The CM said that the non-Hindi speaking citizens of the country would not tolerate the second-class treatment given to them anymore. He said, “Gone are the days of non-Hindi speaking citizens of India tolerating the second-class treatment meted out to them, despite their contribution in propelling India's growth with their hard work and talent.”
The Chief Minister said that Tamil Nadu and DMK would do everything to "stop Hindi imposition" and remove the "undeserving special status" enjoyed by Hindi.
Stalin also went on to state that the people of the state pay taxes, contribute to the progress of the state and believe in nation's diversity. As a result, he said that all languages should be treated equally and any attempt made to replace Tamil with Hindi would be resisted.