Row erupted after Mahayuti govt Wednesday announced that Hindi would be a compulsory third language for students from Classes 1 to 5 under National Education Policy, 2020
Even after the spate of anti-Hindi agitations of the 1960s and 1970s in neighbouring Tamil Nadu, Kerala was open to the prospect of Hindi becoming the ‘national’ language.
Andhra Pradesh Dy CM Kalyan was speaking at rally at Pithapuram. DMK MP Kanimozhi suggests Jana Sena Party chief shifted stance on 'Hindi imposition' after joining BJP-led NDA.
The 3-language formula envisaged under NEP 2020 recommends students learn 3 languages, at least 2 of which must be native to India. Formula applies to govt as well as pvt schools.
The controversy erupted after BJP president K. Annamalai blamed the education quality in the state for the drop in students clearing the Union Public Service Commission exam.
In India, the Hindi versus Tamil language battle is intensifying, with the BBC reporting on tensions over the National Education Policy and its contentious implementation.
Pradhan had alleged that DMK-led Tamil Nadu govt initially agreed to implement the PM Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme in the state but later went back on its promise.
The DMK’s opposition to three-language policy is a classic case of party over nation. Perhaps it is time for the party to take pride in Kathak as we north Indians do in Bharatanatyam.
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