Dharmendra Pradhan accused the government of the state of the Tamil Nadu of practicing political interests during a program in Varanasi on February 15.
On the dispute in the trimester language, the Minister of Education of the Union, Dharmendra Pradhan, wrote a letter to Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin on Friday. He criticized the opposition of the National Education Policy (NEP) in the State.
He wrote: “There is no question of imposing a language. But excessive dependence on foreign languages is limited. The new National Education Policy (NEP) is trying to repair it. NEP maintains linguistic freedom and guarantees that students continue to learn the language of their choice.
Dharmendra Pradhan in his letter, referring to the “Eternal Tamil language” of the PM Modi in Chennai in May 2022, the government writes Modi is fully determined to promote and popularize the Tamil culture and language on a global scale. I appeal not to politicize education.
In fact, Dharmendra Pradhan accused the government of the state of Tamil Nadu of practicing political interests on February 15.
Declarations of CM and assistant CM of Tamil Nadu
February 16: Stalin said that Tamil Nadu CM will not tolerate threats that Tamils will not bring blackmail or threat. If the State is denied the Fund for Global Education, the center would face a strong opposition from the “unique nature”, that is to say the Tamils.
February 18: Udayanidhi said – Do not start the war of the central language, the deputy for the Tamil Nadu CM Udayanidhi declared on February 18 that those who accept the Hindi lose their mother tongue. Do not start war in the central language. After this declaration, the debate on the Center’s sorting language policy and the imposing Hindi intensified between the DMK in power and the BJP in the State.
He said that Dharmendra Pradhan had openly threatened to us that the fund will only be published when we accept the formula in three language. But we don’t beg you.
Udayanidhi told BJP: “It is the country of Dravid and Periyar. The last time you tried to grasp the rights of Tamil people, we started “Go Back Modi”. If you try again, this time, there will be a ‘set out Modi voice. There will be a stir to send you back.
The assistant CM said on the formula of trai language – Dharmendra Pradhan asks why only Tamil Nadu opposed it. Have all other states accepted it?
They say in response – States that accepted Hindi are about to lose their mother languages. Who includes Bhojpuri, Haryanvi.
Annamalai said – an investigation should be carried out in schools
The president of the party Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata, the party president, K Annamalai, demanded on February 21, an investigation should be carried out in public schools. It will make him know what language that students want to learn. Based on the result, teachers of these languages must be appointed.
Controversy increased after the implementation of a new educational policy
There has been a long dispute between the southern states and the central government on sorting language policy. The dispute increased further after the implementation of the new education policy in 2019. By virtue of the new education policy, students of each state will have to learn three languages, one of which will be Hindi.
Tamil Nadu has always had two linguistic policies. Tamil and English are taught in schools here. Between 1930 and 1960, there were many movements concerning the language.
BJP will promote language on the elections of the 2026 assembly
Meanwhile, the BJP has intensified the campaign to promote the language traired in the state. The BJP is preparing to launch the campaign from March 1 in the elections of the Tamil Nadu assembly of the following year.
The new campaign will start under the supervision of Annamalai, head of the head of the party unit of the party before the assembly elections in 2026. He accused DMK of being categorical on the former policy of 1960.
This BJP decision is considered an attempt to establish one foot in the political scenario at Tamil Nadu. The party has not succeeded in the elections held so far.
The BJP challenged the 234 state seats in the 2016 assembly elections, but could not win a single seat. At the same time, in the elections of the 2021 assembly, he challenged 20 seats, with which he managed to win 4 seats. However, in the 2019 Lok Sabha and 2024 elections, the BJP opened no account in the state.
Under NEP 2020, students must learn 3 languages, but no language has been compulsory. States and schools have the freedom to decide what 3 languages they want to teach.
It was recommended to study in primary classes (class 1 to 5) in the mother tongue or local language. At the same time, it is compulsory to study 3 languages in the middle classes (class 6 to 10). It will be English or a modern Indian language in a state of speech without Hindi. If the second and 12th school wants to give a foreign language as an alternative.
Second Hindi language among non-Hindi states
Emphasis is placed on the study of courses until the 5th and if possible in the mother tongue, the local or regional language. At the same time, Hindi can be taught as a second language in non-Hindi states. In addition, in the States of speech in Hindi, there can be another Indian language (for example Tamil, Bengali, Telougou, etc.) as the second language.
It is not compulsory to adopt a language
States and schools have the freedom to decide what three languages they will teach. There is no provision to impose a language necessarily.
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