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Pinarayi Vijayan and Congress Clash Over Secularism in Poll-Bound Kerala

5:33Dharmendra Pradhan Slams DMK Over Language Row: 'Tamil Strengthened By Multilingualism'On this report, the focus is on the escalating language row in Tamil Nadu as the DMK mouthpiece, Murasoli, launched a scathing attack on Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The publication alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and RSS intend to replace English with Hindi and eventually impose Sanskrit as the official language. Responding to these allegations, Dharmendra Pradhan stated, 'Tamil is strengthened when its children are multilingual, confident, and globally competitive.' He further defended the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, asserting that the three-language formula protects the mother tongue rather than weakening it.

Pinarayi Vijayan and Congress Clash Over Secularism in Poll-Bound Kerala

Credit: Indiatoday

Key Highlights

  • The controversy intensified following Pradhan's visit to IIT Madras during Pongal, where his remarks on education sparked a backlash from the DMK.
  • The transcript also highlights the Tamil Nadu government's announcement of new national-level literary awards, the 'Semmozhi Ilakkiya Virudhu', for various Indian languages, framed as a response to alleged political interference in central cultural institutions.
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