Hindi Imposition

Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin on Wednesday accused the BJP-led Centre of being 'brazen' over 'imposition' of Hindi and asserted that his party, the ruling DMK, would continue to resist any attempts to force the language upon the people or the State.

An elderly DMK worker on Saturday set himself on fire near the party office in Salem district in protest against "Hindi imposition", the police said.

"Campaigns are run to make one Indian language an enemy of another Indian language. History is presented in a way that people do not get connected with each other but go away from each other instead," the prime minister said.

Tamil Nadu's Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) will organise statewide public meetings on November 4 to discuss and explain the resolution adopted in the Tamil Nadu Assembly against the 'imposition' of Hindi language in the state, said the officials.

The objective is to declare Chelannur a complete Hindi literate panchayat, the first such civic body in Kerala and probably the first in south India, by Republic Day next year, authorities in the Congress-ruled Chellanur village panchayat said.

The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution against the "imposition" of Hindi and urged the Centre not to implement recommendations of the report of the Parliamentary committee on Official Language.

The Tamil Nadu Assembly today adopted a resolution against the "imposition" of Hindi language and urged the Centre not to implement recommendations of the report of the Parliamentary committee on Official Language.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi against the alleged recommendation of a parliamentary committee to make Hindi the medium of instruction in central educational institutions.

The ruling DMK's youth and students wing has announced a statewide protest in Tamil Nadu against the recommendation of the parliamentary panel to make Hindi the medium of instruction in central educational institutes.

Several states are opposing the imposition of Hindi as a mandatory language for education and employment in India.

Amit Shah heads Committee of Parliament on Official Language to review progress in Hindi use which submitted latest report to President last month

A Karnataka circular on selecting students with knowledge of Hindi for a tour of Uttarakhand has sparked a 'Hindi imposition' row, with the government clarifying there was no such direction either from the state or the Centre on the matter

The 16-foot high bronze statue on a 14-foot pedestal has come in the same secretariat cum Tamil Nadu assembly complex that the five-time Chief Minister passionately built during his last tenure.

The subject of Hindi - which is not India's national language as it is often mistaken to be - being taught in schools in South India has been an emotive one, particularly in Tamil Nadu.

The Opposition DMK in Puducherry on Monday staged a protest against the alleged imposition of Hindi in the centrally-administered JIPMER, prompting Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan to hold discussions with officials.

Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin on Wednesday accused the BJP-led Centre of being 'brazen' over 'imposition' of Hindi and asserted that his party, the ruling DMK, would continue to resist any attempts to force the language upon the people or the State.

An elderly DMK worker on Saturday set himself on fire near the party office in Salem district in protest against "Hindi imposition", the police said.

"Campaigns are run to make one Indian language an enemy of another Indian language. History is presented in a way that people do not get connected with each other but go away from each other instead," the prime minister said.

Tamil Nadu's Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) will organise statewide public meetings on November 4 to discuss and explain the resolution adopted in the Tamil Nadu Assembly against the 'imposition' of Hindi language in the state, said the officials.

The objective is to declare Chelannur a complete Hindi literate panchayat, the first such civic body in Kerala and probably the first in south India, by Republic Day next year, authorities in the Congress-ruled Chellanur village panchayat said.

The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution against the "imposition" of Hindi and urged the Centre not to implement recommendations of the report of the Parliamentary committee on Official Language.

The Tamil Nadu Assembly today adopted a resolution against the "imposition" of Hindi language and urged the Centre not to implement recommendations of the report of the Parliamentary committee on Official Language.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi against the alleged recommendation of a parliamentary committee to make Hindi the medium of instruction in central educational institutions.

The ruling DMK's youth and students wing has announced a statewide protest in Tamil Nadu against the recommendation of the parliamentary panel to make Hindi the medium of instruction in central educational institutes.

Several states are opposing the imposition of Hindi as a mandatory language for education and employment in India.

Amit Shah heads Committee of Parliament on Official Language to review progress in Hindi use which submitted latest report to President last month

A Karnataka circular on selecting students with knowledge of Hindi for a tour of Uttarakhand has sparked a 'Hindi imposition' row, with the government clarifying there was no such direction either from the state or the Centre on the matter

The 16-foot high bronze statue on a 14-foot pedestal has come in the same secretariat cum Tamil Nadu assembly complex that the five-time Chief Minister passionately built during his last tenure.

The subject of Hindi - which is not India's national language as it is often mistaken to be - being taught in schools in South India has been an emotive one, particularly in Tamil Nadu.

The Opposition DMK in Puducherry on Monday staged a protest against the alleged imposition of Hindi in the centrally-administered JIPMER, prompting Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan to hold discussions with officials.