Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai on Monday reiterated that the National Education Policy (NEP) does not impose Hindi on students. Announcing the launch of an “aggressive” signature campaign from March 1 to advocate for the policy’s implementation in the state, he criticized the MK Stalin-led government for opposing NEP 2020. Annamalai accused the DMK of creating “two classes of students” by resisting the policy, which includes a three-language formula comprising English, Hindi, and the regional language.
Speaking to CNN-News18, Annamalai said, “We will launch an aggressive signature campaign from March 1. The Stalin government is creating divisions among students. No one is imposing Hindi, but there should be an option. We are proud of the Tamil language, but that does not mean we don’t respect other languages.”
Citing examples from other states, Annamalai highlighted that Tamil is offered as an optional language at the secondary level in Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, and Madhya Pradesh. Taking a dig at senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, he remarked, “I am saddened when Chidambaram does not know the basic facts.
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Annamalai further accused several DMK leaders of opposing the NEP without understanding its provisions. He also claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had held a special session on the NEP before finalizing the policy.
Annamalai stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had conducted a special session on the NEP before the report was made public. When asked about his personal stance on language education, he said he would prefer his children to learn a Dravidian language as their third language and Sanskrit or Hindi as the fourth.
Meanwhile, the DMK government has remained firm in its opposition to the NEP, alleging that it enforces “language imposition” on Tamil Nadu.
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