DMK president M.K. Stalin alleged on Monday that the Narendra Modi government's move to drop the clause on compulsory learning of Hindi in the draft National Education Policy was aimed at deceiving Tamil Nadu and demanded an explanation over it.
Stalin sought a categorical assurance that Hindi will not be thrust on the southern state. Presiding over a function to celebrate the 96th birth anniversary of his father and DMK patriarch, late M. Karunanidhi in Chennai, Stalin said in the absence of such an explanation, Tamil Nadu will witness a massive agitation on the lines of the 1965 stir to oppose Hindi.
Recalling the demonstration led by Karunanidhi during the pre-independence era and the 1965 protests against Hindi in Tamil Nadu, Stalin said a situation was now emerging for reprising such massive agitations.
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"The announcement (by the Centre on dropping the contentious clause mandating Hindi learning) has been made with an intent to deceive and if there is no explanation (assuring that Hindi will not be thrust) in two to three days, the leaders of the alliance partners here will get together, decide and following that, Tamil Nadu will witness a massive agitation; be prepared," Stalin told party workers.
The DMK chief alleged that the Modi government was enacting a drama on the language issue after seeing the huge opposition to the proposal in the draft National Education Policy on Hindi learning in Tamil Nadu.
