Tamil Nadu BJP President Annamalai strongly criticized Chief Minister M.K. Stalin after the latter questioned the central government’s contributions to the Tamil language while pushing an ‘imaginary’ Hindi imposition agenda. Accusing Stalin and the DMK of diverting the attention from core issue, Annamalai called out the Chief Minister’s hypocrisy.
He questioned Stalin’s silence when the DMK’s ally, the Congress, was in power at the Centre and allegedly failed to allocate funds. “What were you doing back then?” Annamalai asked, further pointing out that former Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, a Congress leader, had submitted over 170 recommendations to promote Hindi nationwide.
Annamalai, through his official X account, responded to Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s claims, stating, “Thiru @mkstalin, instead of listing what you have done to propagate our Tamil language beyond the confines of our State, knowing there aren’t any, you’ve decided to move on to the next topic. It was not our claim; it is a reality, and the Sengol today also stands as a testament in the Parliament to our Hon PM Thiru @narendramodi avl’s commitment to spreading the Tamil language and culture. Only a Hypocrite would ask about the increased allocation of funds to Sanskrit over Tamil, knowing the rationality behind it very well. We are calling you a “HYPOCRITE” because this is the allocation for the development of Sanskrit & Tamil between 2006-14. Sanskrit: ₹675.36 Crores Tamil: ₹75.05 Crores What were you doing back then? What were you doing while former Home Minister Thiru P Chidambaram submitted over 170 recommendations to popularise Hindi nationwide? Thiru MK Stalin, you deliberately despirtualised Thiruvalluvar to suit your propaganda. Search for cheerleaders elsewhere for your defunct propaganda. Your hatred has blinded you from seeing a locomotive named after our great Rani Velu Nachiyaar. You had a problem with Vande Mataram back then and have a problem with Vande Bharat today. Doesn’t come as a surprise to us!”
Thiru @mkstalin, instead of listing what you have done to propagate our Tamil language beyond the confines of our State, knowing there aren't any, you've decided to move on to the next topic.
It was not our claim; it is a reality, and the Sengol today also stands as a testament… https://t.co/KgENSZBvJS
— K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) March 5, 2025
Annamalai’s criticism comes in response to Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s recent remarks, where he questioned what the Prime Minister had done for the Tamil language. Stalin, pushing his party’s narrative, challenged the Prime Minister to prove his commitment to Tamil culture. Taking to his official X account, CM Stalin asked, “If the BJP’s claim that our Hon’ble PM has great love for Tamil is true, why is it never reflected in action?
- Rather than installing Sengol in Parliament, uninstall Hindi from Union Government offices in Tamil Nadu. Instead of hollow praise, make Tamil an official language on par with Hindi and allot more funds for Tamil than a dead language like Sanskrit.
- Stop the desperate attempts to saffronise Thiruvalluvar and declare his timeless classic, Thirukkural, as India’s National Book. Quoting Kurals during the Union Budget will not cut it. Honour them by ensuring special schemes, a prompt disaster relief fund, and new railway projects for Tamil Nadu.
- Stop wasting taxpayers’ money on the nonsense of ‘Hindi Pakhwadas’ in Tamil Nadu. End the absurdity of imposing Sanskrit names like Antyodaya, Tejas, and Vande Bharat on Tamil Nadu’s trains. Revert to the practice of naming them in Tamil, like Chemmozhi, Muthunagar, Vaigai, Malaikottai, Thirukkural Express, etc. Love for Tamil is proven through deeds, not deception.”
If the BJP’s claim that our Hon'ble PM has great love for Tamil is true, why is it never reflected in action?
🎯Rather than installing Sengol in Parliament, uninstall Hindi from Union Government offices in Tamil Nadu. Instead of hollow praise, make Tamil an official language on… pic.twitter.com/4Yppzj1N4N
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) March 5, 2025
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