The Dravidianist parties in Tamil Nadu, especially the DMK and its notable allies have been protesting against the alleged imposition of Hindi under the NEP 2020 in the state. While there is no known imposition, the education policy mandates that students study 3 languages as part of their curriculum. Dravidianists faking their love for Tamil allege that such practices will erase Tamil and impose Hindi (when the mandate is that students can learn any other language, not necessarily Hindi).
However, this hypocrisy gets exposed every single day given that political party leaders in Tamil Nadu, the majority of them if not all, run schools as well.
Part-time politician Vijay was exposed a few days ago for running a CBSE school that promotes learning Hindi.
Now, DMK MLA GV Markandeyan is under the spotlight. He is one of the managing trustees of a CBSE school named Sri Ambal Vidhyalaya in Vilathikulam, Thoothukudi. This is an English-medium CBSE school. It is noteworthy that GV Markandeyan is an MLA from the same constituency – Vilathikulam.
In addition to his presence, his wife Anita Markandeyan is also among the managing trustees.
Here is a video of a student fluently speaking Hindi, showcasing the school’s commitment to ensuring students master the language.
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They have Instagram and Facebook pages that are filled with such videos of children speaking in English, Hindi, performing yoga and other activities.
Interestingly, their logo has Sanskrit words too – the logo says – “Vignyanam, Shaantam, Advaitam” meaning “Knowledge, Tranquility, Oneness”!!! But isn’t Sanskrit an Aryan language according to Dravidianists?
The blatant hypocrisy of the Dravidianist parties cannot be ignored. While they vocally criticize the three-language policy and present themselves as champions of Tamil, the inconvenient truth is that they all run CBSE schools in Tamil Nadu that directly follows the very policy they claim to oppose. Their attempt to position themselves as saviours of Tamil language rights crumbles in the face of this exposed contradiction.
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