Hindu Munnani State President Kadeswara Subramaniam came down heavily on the DMK government led by MK Stalin and Tamil Nadu Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi for exempting Muslim students studying Urdu from studying Tamil. He has demanded the government to make Tamil compulsory for all students in Tamil Nadu.
On 23 February 2022, the Hindu Munnani State President in a press release said, “Dravidian politicians, who have produced a generation of Tamil students who cannot read or write Tamil, celebrated International Mother Language Day on Tuesday (February 21). Chief Minister Stalin has stated that the Tamil language will be protected. However, Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poiyamozhi has promised the Muslim community that Urdu students will be exempted from Tamil exams. This religious exemption has existed for many years. The Dravidian parties have succeeded in creating a generation that cannot read or write Tamil.”
He added, “In the neighboring states, it is not possible to complete school education without knowing the local language. The announcement by the state education minister to exempt students studying Urdu to forego Tamil sheds light on their intentions.”
He further added, “Does Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin want to encourage a society that takes pride in not knowing how to read and write Tamil? Dr. Ramadoss, the founder of the PMK, embarked on a journey titled ‘In Search of Tamil’ yesterday. If they want to protect Tamil, shouldn’t they support the central government’s New Education Policy, which emphasises mother-tongue and mother-tongue education? But they will not support it.”
Kadeswara Subramaniam, expressing his rage, said, “When they support convent education, which promotes ‘mummy and daddy culture’, where else should we look for Tamil language? We need to look for it in the Bay of Bengal.”
He concluded by saying, “Tamil people should be aware of the politicians who are doing politics using Tamil language. We urge politicians to not use Tamil for politics anymore. On behalf of Hindu Munnani, we request that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin ensure that all students study Tamil and that education is provided in Tamil.”
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