NEP undermines our education model: Poyyamozhi

“Tamil Nadu has consistently opposed NEP 2020 because it undermines our successful education model…If anyone is playing politics, it’s those who are trying to impose NEP & distort Tamil Nadu’s culture and legacy,” Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi said.

It can be recalled that the SS funds for 2023-24 was released by the centre after Meena’s letter in March. Later in 2024, TN expressed willingness to sign a modified version of the MoU, by excluding the provisions related to NEP and three-language policy, which was rejected by Pradhan in his letter to Stalin on August 30, 2024. He asked Tamil Nadu to sign the MoU without modification for the release of SS funds for 2023-24.

In another post on X on Tuesday, Pradhan alleged that the DMK’s opposition to NEP 2020 was not rooted in concerns for Tamil pride, language and culture. Citing UDISE+ data, he contended that Tamil medium enrolment had dropped from 65.87 lakh in 2018-19 to 46.83 lakh in 2023-24, a reduction of over 19.05 lakh students in five years. He further said 67% of students are now in English medium schools and Tamil medium enrolment has declined from 54% in 2018-19 to 36% in 2023-24.

In government schools, English medium enrolment reportedly increased fivefold from 3.4 lakh to 17.7 lakh over five years. Tamil enrolment in government-aided schools fell by 7.3 lakh, reflecting a significant shift in preference. Pradhan described this as a “colonial mindset at play,” arguing that English is seen as the gateway to status and jobs while Indian languages are perceived as symbols of backwardness.

NEP will hurt education: CM

CM Stalin said TN is opposing NEP as it would destroy education in the state. “Injecting communalism, privatisation of education, public exam for kids, and NEET-like tests for all courses are some of the reasons for opposing it,” the CM said

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