Tamil Nadu BJP’s Three-Language Push Sparks Heated Debate; DMK Calls It ‘Sinister Agenda’

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Chennai: Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai on Thursday reaffirmed the party’s commitment to the three-language policy, asserting that while people in the state do not want a third language forced upon them, they are open to learning one voluntarily.

His remarks come amid an ongoing political tug-of-war over the language policy in Tamil Nadu. Speaking on the issue, Annamalai said, “People willingly want to learn a third language, which is optional. Tamil Nadu is ready; only the DMK is not ready. All the private schools run by the DMK teach a third language; they teach Hindi. Why do they not want Government school students to learn a third language?”

The BJP has launched a massive signature campaign advocating for the three-language policy, aiming to gather one crore signatures by May 31. Annamalai claimed that the initiative would “change the fate of every Tamil person”.

However, the DMK has strongly opposed the move, with spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai slamming the BJP-led Centre’s push for the policy under the National Education Policy (NEP).

“Nobody needs to study a third language. The BJP is trying to trivialise this issue. It will be good for the students of this entire country if the BJP scraps the third language. People in North India don’t even study two languages. Why is Annamalai hell-bent on imposing a third language on the students?” Annadurai told ANI.

He further accused the BJP of attempting to impose a third language as part of a “sinister agenda” to marginalize Tamil Nadu students in the education system.

The debate over language policy in Tamil Nadu has long been a contentious issue, with the DMK maintaining its firm stance against any imposition, while the BJP continues to push for a multilingual approach. As the May 31 deadline for the BJP’s signature campaign approaches, the political battle over the state’s language policy is expected to intensify further.

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