Tamil Nadu Training Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi on Friday mentioned that over 90,000 college students in Karnataka had failed their board exams as a result of “imposition of a language.” He made the comment whereas addressing college students at a college competitors, utilizing the platform to criticise the Union authorities over its language coverage and schooling funding.
The minister mentioned that language studying needs to be a alternative for college kids. “A 3rd language needs to be an possibility, not a compulsion,” he mentioned, highlighting the necessity for flexibility in schooling insurance policies.
Taking a direct swipe on the Centre, Anbil Mahesh accused the Union authorities of withholding very important schooling funds from high-performing states like Tamil Nadu and Kerala. “The Centre is threatening states by choking schooling funds. However Chief Minister Stalin has stepped in and warranted that the state will bear the complete price,” he added.
Earlier within the day, DMK MP Kanimozhi responded to Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah’s assertion that Hindi will not be an enemy of any language by asserting the identical for Tamil, urging North Indians to study South Indian languages.
“If Hindi will not be the enemy of any language, then Tamil can be not the enemy of any language. Allow them to study Tamil. Let the folks of North India study not less than one South Indian language. That’s true nationwide integration,” she mentioned.
Shah had lately mentioned that Hindi will not be an opponent of any Indian language, however slightly a pal to all, and that there needs to be no opposition to any language within the nation.
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