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Last Updated:March 21, 2025, 17:16 IST
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha during a discussion on the working on Home Ministry, Shah said DMK is involved in a language controversy to hide corruption
Home Minister Amit Shah (Photo: PTI file)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday accused MK Stalin’s DMK of spreading poison in the name of language amid allegations of Hindi imposition in Tamil Nadu by the Centre.
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha during a discussion on the working on Home Ministry, Shah said DMK is involved in a language controversy to hide their corruption.
“They run shops on language to hide their corruption. Every language is like a jewel of the country. Are they trying to say that we are against any language of the South? Those who are doing politics in the name of your language, they have their own agenda," he said.
The Home Minister further alleged that DMK is dividing the country in the name of language.
“You (Tamil Nadu government) have not had the courage to translate engineering and medical exams in Tamil. They are spreading poison in the name of language. You like language, which is thousands of kilometres away, but don’t like Indian language. You should not divide the country in the name of language. You are trying to hide your wrongdoings and your corruption in the name of language. You should speak about development. We will expose you, and we will go to every village to expose your wrongdoings," he added.
The DMK has accused the Centre of imposing Hindi in Tamil Nadu in the garb of three-language formula as proposed in the new Education Policy, a charge denied by the Modi government. The Stalin government has raised repeatedly concerns over the NEP and did not implement the policy in the state.
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Location : First Published:March 21, 2025, 17:01 IST
News politics 'Spreading Poison': Amit Shah Tears Into Stalin's DMK Over Language Row
