DMK mouthpiece Sun News is at it again – peddling lies with anything remotely related to the Modi government.
In the latest instance, Sun News shared a news card claiming there were ‘zero Tamil language teachers’ in PM SHRI schools in the state.
தமிழ்நாட்டில் PM SHRI பள்ளிகளில் தமிழ் மொழி ஆசிரியர்கள் 0#SunNews | #PMShriSchools | #TamilNadu pic.twitter.com/6NIhu01TUn
— Sun News (@sunnewstamil) April 6, 2026
BJP leader Annamalai called out this lie and shared data debunking their baseless claim.
Official Lok Sabha records contradict the graphic’s blanket “zero” claim. A 17 March 2025, Ministry of Education reply confirms 34 Tamil language teachers across 34 PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) in Tamil Nadu, alongside 69 Hindi and 50 Sanskrit teachers.
The Ministry’s annexure to Lok Sabha Question 1233 (2025) explicitly states Tamil teaching provisions exist in PM SHRI KVs. Sanctioned posts prioritize Hindi, Sanskrit, and English, but Tamil is delivered via contractual hires or Tamil Virtual Academy (TVA) modules.
A later July 2025 reply on general KVs (not PM SHRI-specific) noted Tamil instruction in 40 of 46 schools statewide, with 31 using contractual teachers post-public outcry.
Publishing fake, inauthentic & unverified information is basically the DMK IT Wing’s full-time job.
The Gopalapuram family-run news channel is behaving like an extension of that IT wing.
Get your facts right, @sunnewstamil.
Irony is that the family of the MP Thiru Kalanidhi… https://t.co/qS2mqzGPes pic.twitter.com/rBTLgXpuPW
— K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) April 6, 2026
Sun News’ news card on the PM SHRI school language teacher numbers tallies 522 Hindi, 15 Sanskrit, and 0 Tamil teachers in KVS schools (sourced vaguely from “Kendriya Vidyalaya websites” as mentioned in the graphic), is furthering DMK narratives on Hindi ‘imposition’. However, it conflates general KVS staffing with PM SHRI schemes, ignoring verified Tamil teacher deployments
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