On the incident
DMK leader Kanimozhi speaks out about the politics of language
On the incident
At the Chennai airport, a lady offÂicer was giving directions in Hindi. I couldn바카라t understand and asked her to speak either in English or Tamil becÂause I can바카라t follow Hindi. But she continued talking in Hindi. Then I told her not to expect everyone to undÂerstand the language. Her response was, 바카라Aren바카라t you an Indian?바카라
On three-language formula
I think the three-language formula is to push Hindi into non-Hindi speaking states. Nobody is saying don바카라t learn Hindi. But it can바카라t be forced. Nobody is against learning any language. The question arises when they ask us to learn a particular language.
On DMK바카라s stand
The DMK led agitations in 1937 and 1967 against the imposition of Hindi in TN. It바카라s an ongoing battle.
On the BJP 바카라agenda바카라
They are trying to bring back the idea of one nation, one language. Not everybody in north India speaks Hindi. Many states have different languages. People in NE don바카라t speak Hindi. It바카라s not about the North versus the South. Every state speaks a different language and has a different culture. We have to Ârespect that. We have different languages, cultures, and identities. We should celebrate and respect each other. I am not saying that one is above the other. We are all one.