Separatist and DMK stooge Thirumurugan Gandhi along with members of his May 17 Movement vandalised Hindi lettering at Chennai Park railway station on Wednesday, 11 March 2026, as part of a protest against what they described as the imposition of Hindi in railway signage.
The ‘protest’ was led by the movement’s coordinator Thirumurugan Gandhi, who entered the station premises along with supporters and removed or defaced Hindi letters displayed on signboards. Police personnel present at the location attempted to stop the group but were reportedly ‘unable’ to prevent the activists from damaging the signage.
During the protest, activists raised slogans such as “Down with Hindi domination” and “Long live Tamil.” Some members of the public present at the location also joined the slogans opposing the alleged imposition of Hindi.
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Speaking to the media after the incident, Thirumurugan Gandhi said the protest was part of an ongoing campaign against Hindi signage in railway stations. He stated that the group had earlier organised demonstrations on International Mother Language Day demanding that Hindi be removed from railway signboards in Tamil Nadu.
He alleged that railway authorities had replaced Tamil with Hindi in certain places and claimed that the use of Hindi in recruitment examinations and administration was disadvantaging Tamil-speaking candidates in sectors such as the railways, banking, and public sector institutions.
Gandhi further argued that the ‘dominance of Hindi in government examinations and signage’ would affect employment opportunities for Tamil-speaking youth and said the movement would continue to oppose what it described as “Hindi imposition.”
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