Hon’ble Thiru @dpradhanbjp, Your remarks are deeply irresponsible and reckless, and reflect an entrenched disregard for India’s plurality,...

Hon’ble Thiru @dpradhanbjp, Your remarks are deeply irresponsible and reckless, and reflect an entrenched disregard for India’s plurality, federal values, and respect for states. Tamil Nadu firmly rejects #ThreeLanguagePolicy. This is not about opposing languages, but about resisting imposition and defending Constitutional rights. Your earlier disparaging remarks about Tamils in Parliament, followed by a belated apology, only underscore a pattern of conduct that is unacceptable.

The claim that there is “no Hindi imposition” is plainly dishonest. When a policy structurally corners non-Hindi speaking states like Tamil Nadu into adopting a third language with little real choice, and when crucial education funding is tied to compliance, it ceases to be a matter of choice.

It is nothing short of audacity to illegally withhold a humongous sum of Rs.2,200 crore under the 'Samagra Shiksha' Scheme, effectively penalising Tamil Nadu for refusing to accept #HindiImposition. These are not discretionary grants, but funds that rightfully belong to the people of Tamil Nadu, collected through taxes cannot be weaponised as a tool of coercion.

Let me also be clear. Tamil Nadu will not accept language imposition under any circumstances, whether disguised as flexibility, backed by financial pressure, or projected as national interest. This policy places an unnecessary burden on students, infringes upon the rights of states, and attempts to dilute India’s linguistic diversity into a monochromatic, homogenised “One India” framework.

In the din of rhetoric, you must not evade basic questions. What third Indian language is actually being implemented in schools across Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gujarat? How many PM SHRI Schools genuinely offer South Indian languages such as Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, and languages like Bengali, Odia, and Marathi in northern India? How many schools under the Kendriya Vidyalaya 'Sangathan' are actually teaching Tamil? How many Tamil and other South Indian language teachers have been appointed in the last 10 years? And I challenge you to place on record how much the NDA government has spent on promoting classical languages like Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Odia compared to Sanskrit.

Your suggestion that Tamil Nadu lacks school infrastructure is equally baseless. We have built one of India’s strongest public education systems through decades of sustained investment, high enrolment, strong learning outcomes, and pioneering welfare initiatives.

Our opposition to Hindi imposition is not born out of fear. Our mother Tamil will never be weakened. Tamil and Tamils have endured and will continue to resist and survive every form of imposition or cultural intrusion. This is a matter of principle, dignity, and the preservation of India’s true diversity.

Tamil Nadu will not abandon its proven two-language policy, built on social consensus and strong educational outcomes, for a centrally driven framework that undermines diversity, burdens students, and weakens the federal fabric of India. Tamil Nadu’s language policy stands as a success story on the global stage, with Tamils making their mark in science and technology, medicine, and space research. The state’s economic growth and inclusivity are deeply rooted in this model. We can prove all our assertions through empirical data, and your arguments are purely rhetorical and devoid of any real data in the educational sphere.

It is both inaccurate and dismissive to suggest that Tamil Nadu’s schools lag in modern education. In enrolment, learning outcomes, and innovation, Tamil Nadu continues to lead. Over the last five years, the Tamil Nadu government has achieved significant progress in infrastructure and introduced pioneering initiatives such as the Chief Minister's Free Breakfast Scheme benefiting over 20 lakh students. The #DMKManifesto2026 promises extension of the CM breakfast scheme up to Class VIII, benefiting an additional 15 lakh students. Public education remains our top priority, viewed not as expenditure but as a social investment generating long-term societal benefits.

I challenge you to make this proclamation that every Indian child should compulsorily learn three languages, on the soil of Tamil Nadu while seeking the votes of its people.

I also call upon AIADMK General Secretary Thiru. Palaniswami and his NDA allies to clearly state their position. Do they support this aggressively pushed three-language policy of the BJP?

It is time for Thiru. Palaniswami to make his stand unequivocally clear, whether he stands with the people of Tamil Nadu or with his Delhi bosses who seek to impose Hindi under the guise of policy.

#StopHindiImposition #UnityIsUniformity #RespectPluralism