Order To Rename 'Curd' Withdrawn As Move Leaves Sour Taste In Tamil Nadu | Read

A directive from India's food safety authority to rename curd packets as "Dahi" in Hindi was changed on Thursday after it sparked a backlash from Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister and milk producers, who see it as an attempt to impose Hindi on non-Hindi speaking states. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had issued the directive to the federation of milk producers in Tamil Nadu, asking them to change the labels of their curd packets from "Curd" in English and "Thayir" in Tamil to "Dahi" in Hindi. The directive also applied to other dairy products such as butter and cheese. As the controversy peaked on Friday, the FSSAI announced it was changing the directive.