While each and every citizen of India is contributing to its development, the Union Government and its institutions continue to give an undue and...
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin condemned a Hindi imposition circular issued by New India Assurance, demanding immediate withdrawal and equal linguistic rights.
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While each and every citizen of India is contributing to its development, the Union Government and its institutions continue to give an undue and unfair advantage to Hindi, over other Indian languages in every possible way. Also, they are intent on spending their valuable resources on imposing Hindi down our throats, rather than for public welfare.
Latest in this list is the unjust circular issued by @NewIndAssurance. It must be withdrawn with immediate effect and its Chairperson Neerja Kapur needs to apologise for the disrespect shown towards non-Hindi speakers of India and non-Hindi speaking employees of @NewIndAssurance.
Gone are the days of non-Hindi speaking citizens of India tolerating the second-class treatment meted out to them, despite their contribution in propelling India's growth with their hard work and talent.
Tamil Nadu and DMK will do everything under our power to #StopHindiImposition, as we have always strived in our history. We will remove the undeserving special status that Hindi enjoys everywhere in the Union Government, like Railways, Postal Department, Banking and Parliament that affects us and our people on a day-to-day basis.
We pay our taxes, contribute to the progress and believe in our rich heritage and this nation’s diversity. Our languages deserve to be treated equally. We will resist any attempt to replace Tamil with Hindi in our land.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin issued a strongly worded statement condemning a circular released by public sector insurer New India Assurance that mandated the preferential use of Hindi in official communications. Stalin demanded the immediate withdrawal of the discriminatory directive and called upon the company's Chairperson, Neerja Kapur, to issue an unconditional apology for disrespecting non-Hindi speaking citizens and corporate employees. He observed that while citizens across all states contribute equally to national development, central bodies continuously grant unfair advantages to Hindi.
The Chief Minister asserted that the era of non-Hindi speaking citizens passively enduring second-class status in their own country is permanently over. He reaffirmed that Tamil Nadu and the DMK will resist linguistic chauvinism across all federal institutions, including banking, railways, postal services, and central government departments. Stalin emphasized that national revenues must fund public welfare programs rather than promoting one language over others.
Stalin declared that all languages recognized in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution deserve equal status and respect. He resolved that the DMK will relentlessly champion linguistic equality and oppose any move to replace regional languages with Hindi.