RAMESWARAM: PM Modi took a swipe at Tamil Nadu’s governing DMK over the contentious language issue on Sunday, questioning why politicians from the state sign official letters in English. “Tamil is a language of pride. I am surprised … no one signs their name in Tamil,” he said, urging them to do so.Addressing allegations from…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Sunday reiterated that unity was woven into India’s diversity, citing greetings sent to him in different languages for New Year and upcoming festivals in several parts of the country. His comment comes at a time when non-BJP-governed states, especially Tamil Nadu, have tried to corner Centre over the three-language policy…
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing row over three language policy, defence minister Rajnath Singh Friday emphasised the importance of linguistic unity, national integration and valour of India’s brave queens. Addressing the audience at a theatrical tribute to Tamil queen Rani Velu Nachiyar, Singh reaffirmed that languages in India are not in competition but in cooperation,…
RSS hasn’t passed any resolution on a two-language or three-language system, but has adopted a resolution advocating the use of native tongues in every state, Mukunda said. BENGALURU: RSS reckons Manipur will take a long time to heal from the ravages of the ethnic conflict, but remains confident that its influence and outreach can help…
Tamil Nadu budget 2025-26 NEW DELHI: The ongoing debate over the NEP’s three language-policy has once again put the BJP-led central government and the DMK-led Tamil Nadu government at odds. Adding to the row, the Tamil Nadu government has replaced the Rupee symbol “₹” with the Tamil script “ரூ” in the logo for the state’s…
NEW DELHI: DMK MP Kanimozhi on Wednesday accused Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan of “twisting facts” after Tamil Nadu government‘s letter of consent was for establishment of PM-SHRI schools was furnished amid the ongoing three-language controversy.Replying to Pradhan on a social media post on X, the DMK MP said that the letter provided by the…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin Tuesday described the National Education Policy (NEP) a “destructive plan of Nagpur” (referring to the RSS headquarters) and said DMK will never accept it.“Instead of bringing students into education, the NEP’s action plan is to push students out of it. I have already said that even if you…
Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan NEW DELHI: The Modi govt and DMK clashed on the first day of the resumed Budget session, with the latter questioning the govt over the three-language policy and education minister Dharmendra Pradhan accusing the Tamil Nadu govt and the governing party of going back on their commitment to sign the MoU…
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman (File photo) NEW DELHI: The budget session of Parliament resumes on Monday in the shadow of a spate of controversies along the ‘opposition vs government’ battleline, ranging from Trump’s comments on tariffs, duplicate voter identity card numbers, three-language policy and delimitation, amid indications that the non-budget issues may set off fireworks.Adding…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin is on a warpath with the BJP-led NDA government. The two major issues at the center of the now almost everyday war of words are delimitation and the Hindi “imposition” row concerning the National Education Policy (NEP). On Friday, Stalin wrote to his counterparts of seven states,…
