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DMK-led Oppn protest against Centre in Chennai
The Morning Standard
|February 19, 2025
DEPUTY chief minister and Udhayanidhi Stalin warned the union government that Tamil Nadu may have to wage another 'mozhi por' (language war) if the union government was adamant about thrusting three-language policy on the state. "Thousands of us are ready to die to stop Hindi imposition," he said.
Speaking at the all-party protest organised by the Secular Progressive Alliance in Chennai on Tuesday against the union government, the DMK youth wing secretary said the centre cannot do anything by force in Tamil Nadu. "By imposing Hindi, they are trying to spoil Tamil Nadu's rich history and culture and reduce Tamils into
This story is from the February 19, 2025 edition of The Morning Standard.
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