Some guardians of lopsided policies, wailing in great concern, ask, “Why are you denying Tamil Nadu students the opportunity to learn a third...

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin published an incisive rebuttal addressing commentators who profess grave concern that Tamil Nadu's refusal to implement the National Education Policy denies local students the opportunity to learn a third language. Stalin responded by demanding that these advocates identify which third language is genuinely being taught in schools across northern India under the much-touted central formula.

The Chief Minister asserted that northern educational systems have largely failed to implement the three-language framework faithfully, routinely substituting Sanskrit or local dialects rather than instructing students in any modern South Indian language like Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, or Malayalam. He pointed out that if northern schools had simply taught two languages effectively—namely their regional mother tongue alongside English—there would be no artificial demand for southern states to burden their schoolchildren with compulsory Hindi instruction.

Stalin reiterated that Tamil Nadu's time-tested two-language policy of Tamil and English provides students with complete cultural grounding alongside global competitiveness. He affirmed that the state will continue defending its curriculum autonomy against hypocritical policies designed to advance linguistic hegemony rather than genuine educational enrichment, ensuring that children receive practical instruction.