Tamil Nadu vs Hindutva: How BJP’s Push for Cultural Uniformity Faces a Southern Roadblock

Hindi Was Compulsory 3rd Language During Congress Rule: BJP To DMK

BJP Tamil Nadu president K Annamalai on Sunday claimed Hindi was the 'compulsory' third language during the Congress-led UPA regime and asserted it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who gave the option of studying any Indian language as a 3rd language

Ramachandra Guha: In battle against ‘Hindi imposition’, a war between two distinct visions of India

It reflects opposition to the BJP’s unspoken motto: “standardise, homogenise, centralise”.

Tamil Nadu vs Hindutva: How BJP’s Push for Cultural Uniformity Faces a Southern Roadblock

Tamil Nadu’s deep-rooted Dravidian identity and resistance to Hindi imposition challenge the BJP’s vision of a culturally homogenised India. As federal tensions rise, the State becomes a key battleground in India’s diversity versus majoritarianism debate.

The South of India is resisting Hindi's advance, driven by the nationalist Modi government, but it's not just about language.

Hindi Was ‘Compulsory’ Third Language Under UPA Rule, Modi Gave Choice: BJP’s K Annamalai

BJP Tamil Nadu president K Annamalai on Sunday claimed that Hindi was a compulsory third language during the Congress-led UPA regime, while asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced flexibility in the New Education Policy (NEP 2020) by allowing students to choose any Indian language as the third language. Speaking at a public meeting, Annamalai alleged that the DMK, despite ruling Tamil Nadu for years, never made Tamil the compulsor…

North Must Understand South Languages : Pawan Kalyan

Earlier during the Janasena plenary, deputy chief minister, Pawan Kalyan created a huge debate by speaking against the Tamil population for opposing Hindi language. He strongly opined that there is nothing wrong in Tamil folk learning Hindi language. This was fiercely fought back by the DMK leaders who said Kalyan has no business speaking about the language preferences and noted that he himself had earlier opposed BJP’s Hindi imposition in India…