Modi’s claim of ‘great love’ for Tamil never reflected in action, says CM Stalin
He said the Prime Minister should “uninstall” Hindi from the Union Government offices in the state rather than installing Sengol (the sceptre from Tamil Nadu) in the parliament.
“Instead of hollow praises, make Tamil an official language on a par with Hindi and allot more funds for Tamil than a dead language like Sanskrit,” he demanded.
He also urged the PM to stop their desperate attempt to “saffronize” Thiruvalluvar and declare Thirukkural as India’s national book. “Stop wasting taxpayers money on ‘Hindi Pakhwadas' and end the absurdity of naming trains in Sanskrit,” he added.
“Trains in Tamil Nadu are named as Antyodaya, Tejas, and Vande Bharat by imposing Sanskrit. Revert to the practice of naming them in Tamil, like Chemmozhi, Muth Nagar, Vaigai, Malaikottai, Thirukkural Express etc,” he insisted.
Reiterating that all the 22 languages in the eighth schedule of the constitution are India’s national languages, Stalin said “Saying Hindi alone is the national language is the sign of dominance.”
Referring to the remark of Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla that Sanskrit was the primary language of Bharat, the CM said it was a “tyrannical” attempt. He concluded this letter by saying “To understand consequences of language imposition, refer to world history.”
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