The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government’s claim that reports of a proposed bill to ban Hindi imposition were “rumours” stands contradicted by substantial evidence, including celebratory acts by party cadres and confirmed internal legislative preparations. The government’s abrupt U-turn today following alleged pressure from coalition partners reveals a calculated political strategy gone awry.
Multiple sources had confirmed that the DMK government was set to table legislation in the Tamil Nadu Assembly seeking to ban Hindi hoardings, boards, movies, and songs across the state. Senior DMK leader TKS Elangovan had explicitly stated, “We won’t do anything against the Constitution. We are against the imposition of Hindi,” providing official confirmation of the party’s intent.
Following heavy backlash, the alleged ‘fact-checking’ unit of the DMK government dismissed it as a rumour adding that no proposal for such a bill has been received.
Rumor about Hindi language ban bill in Tamil Nadu Assembly
Fake News:
It is being claimed that the Tamil Nadu government, led by the Honorable Chief Minister, is planning to introduce a bill in the Legislative Assembly to ban the Hindi language in all forms.
Truth:
This claim…
— TN Fact Check (@tn_factcheck) October 15, 2025
The party’s grassroots response further exposed the planned move. In Pollachi, DMK functionaries were seen burning Hindi letters in celebration upon learning about the impending bill, demonstrating this was not merely speculative but a coordinated political action.
In the video, the Pollachi district DMK cadre are seen saying, “Today, we heard that chief minister MK Stalin is going to table a bill in TN assembly to ban Hindi in TN. If such a bill is passed, on behalf of Pollachi city DMK unit and other units, we are conducting a demand protest by burning Hindi letters and welcoming the decision to table such a bill.”
The DMK government’s plan to table a bill to ban Hindi wasn’t a rumour; it was premeditated, and their cadres, as usual, started their trademark theatrics of blackening & burning Hindi letters.
DMK functionaries in Pollachi yesterday burned Hindi letters in celebration after… pic.twitter.com/StdPc7lRBj
— K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) October 16, 2025
However, in a dramatic reversal, the government withdrew the proposal amid reports of pressure from the INDI alliance partners. Senior journalist Rajagopalan reported that “two critical phone calls—one from Patna and another from New Delhi to Chennai”, possibly involving Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, forced the DMK to retreat, fearing electoral repercussions in Hindi-speaking Bihar.
The sequence of events, from legislative preparation and cadre mobilization to sudden withdrawal under coalition pressure, reveals the DMK’s attempt to use language politics to divert attention from governance failures, including the Karur stampede and Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, only to be reined in by national political realities.
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