The hypocrisy of actor and part-time politician C. Joseph Vijay has been exposed, as it has come to light that he operates a CBSE school in Chennai that adheres to the very three-language policy his party claims to oppose.
While his party vehemently opposes the three-language policy introduced through the National Education Policy (NEP), it has now come to light that Vijay himself runs a CBSE school in Chennai that follows the very policy he condemns.
Vijay’s Opposition To 3 Language Policy
Criticizing the Central Government for introducing the three-language policy through the National Education Policy (NEP), Joseph Vijay stated on February 16, 2025, “Enforcing the three-language policy is nothing but an attempt to strip states of their autonomy.”
மும்மொழிக் கொள்கையை வலியத் திணிப்பது, மாநிலங்களின் தன்னாட்சி உரிமையைப் பறிப்பதன்றி வேறென்ன?
ஜனநாயகத்தின் நான்காவது தூணான இதழியல் துறைக்கு உரியதான பத்திரிகை சுதந்திர தர்மம் காக்கப்பட வேண்டும். நூற்றாண்டு காணும் விகடனின் இணையத்தளப் பக்கம் முடக்கப்பட்டதற்கு ஒன்றிய அரசுதான் காரணம்…
— TVK Vijay (@TVKVijayHQ) February 16, 2025
On November 3, 2024, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) reaffirmed its commitment to Tamil Nadu’s two-language policy, asserting that the Union Government’s efforts to impose a third language in the state would never succeed. The party emphasized in its statement, “We strongly oppose the three-language policy and will continue to advocate for Tamil and English as the state’s official languages.”
During TVK’s first state conference in October 2024, Vijay reiterated his party’s unwavering support for the two-language policy.
However, his claims of championing Tamil language rights have been completely undermined by the revelation that he operates a CBSE school in Chennai, which follows the very three-language policy he publicly opposes.
Vijay The Hypocrite
Vijay Vidyashram, an English-medium CBSE school located in Padur near Chennai, follows the three-language policy.
In CBSE schools of Tamil Nadu, students must study English as their primary language, while the second language can be selected from Hindi, French, German, or any other regional language offered in the state. In Chennai, most of the CBSE schools mandate a second language choice between Tamil, Hindi, or French. Additionally, a third language is also required until Class 8 (which is usually Hindi), after which students continue with only two languages. If Tamil is chosen as the second language from Classes 6 to 8, it continues as the second language through to Classes 9 and 10, while the same applies for Hindi if selected as the second language.
The land on which Vijay Vidyashram is built is owned by C. Joseph Vijay, as documented in the Sale Deed. He has leased the 10,724-square-meter property to the school. The Certificate of Land confirms that Vijay Vidyashram holds the land, and the lease agreement was made in favor of the school by Joseph Vijay.
BJP leader Annamalai has pointed out this contradiction, highlighting that Vijay, who leads Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), operates a CBSE school that adheres to the very language policy he publicly opposes. Annamalai stated, “TVK chief Vijay runs a CBSE school in Padur named Vijay Vidyashram. The land is owned by C. Joseph Vijay, who leased it for 35 years, from 2017 to 2052, to a trust registered under the name of SA Chandrasekhar. The school is operated under this trust.”
The blatant hypocrisy of C. Joseph Vijay cannot be ignored. While he vocally criticizes the three-language policy and presents himself as a champion of Tamil, the inconvenient truth is that he runs a CBSE school in Chennai that directly follows the very policy he claims to oppose. His attempt to position himself as a defender of Tamil language rights crumbles in the face of this exposed contradiction.
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