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The Nap Row has increased between the Center and the Tamil Nadu government, later the southern state has been accused of “accusing Hindi”. PM Modi has batted for education in all languages.
PM Modi bats for education in all languages (PTI image)
In the National Education Policy (NEP), between a political slugfest between the Center and the Government of Tamil Nadu on the three -language mandate, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that there has never been any enmity between them in Indian languages because they “influence and” influence and Enrich “rich”. “Each other.
His comment, although not in direct context of the ongoing controversy, came at a time when the two governments are shutting off horns on the “imposing” of Hindi in the southern state.
PM Modi bats for education in all languages
The Prime Minister during his address at the 98th All India Marathi Sahity Sammelan at Vigyan Bhawan in the national capital also underlined that India’s “shared linguistic heritage offers a” strong protest “, when” language -based partitions “offers” a “strong counter -protest”. Efforts are made of. ,
“There has never been any enmity between Indian languages. Languages have always affected and enriched each other. It is our social responsibility to remove ourselves from these misconceptions and to embrace and enrich all languages. This is the reason that today we are seeing all the languages of the country as mainstream languages, “PM Modi said.
He said that his government is promoting education in all major languages of the country including Marathi.
“We have changed the mentality ignoring talent due to lack of English proficiency. We all say that literature is a mirror of society. It also guides the direction of society. Therefore, literature -related literature conferences and institutes play a very important role in the country, “he said.
Center, Spar on Tamil Nadu Nap
Central and Tamil Nadu engage in an open war of three language policy – Hindi, English and a regional language – Nap 2020, which creates a controversy.
On Thursday, Chief Minister MK Stalin wrote to PM Modi on the issue. His party DMK indicated that the Center was asking Tamil Nadu to implement NEP with a three-language policy related to Hindi as an exchange for the state’s assignment to the state.
In response to the letter to the Prime Minister, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan wrote to CM Stalin on Friday and asked the state government to “rise above politics” on the matter, draw a sharp reaction from the DMK. The regional party said that it would be that it would not be shaken by its two language policy.
“For political reasons, continuous opposition to NEP 2020 deprives students, teachers and educational institutions in Tamil Nadu which provides this policy. The Prime Minister is designed to be flexible, allowing states to adapt its implementation to suit its unique educational needs, “Pradhan wrote in his letter.
Reacting to the Prime Minister’s comments, Tamil Nadu Deputy CM Udayidhi Stalin said that the state would follow a two-language policy-tamil and English.
The issue of “Hindi imposing” has been a controversial case in the state, where in 1965 DMK led a large-scale anti-Hindi movement. Many supporters had made themselves self-confident against the alleged imposition of language by Tamil activists.
