Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udayanidhi.
Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udayanidhi Stalin has once again opened up the debate on Hindi. Speaking at an event organized in Kozhikode, Udayanidhi said if the country fails to protect its language and does not do so, Hindi will dominate and the identity of the local language will be lost. This is why the Dravidian movement has always been against the imposition of Hindi but has no hostility towards Hindi.
He said that unlike South Indian states, many North Indian states do not have their own film industry to protect their cultural ethos and identity.
He wonders if any other language in any North Indian state has developed as much as South India’s vibrant film industry. “The answer is absolutely no,” he said, adding that all languages ​​in North India have given way to Hindi.
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Many states in northern India do not have their own film industry.
As a result, they only have Hindi films and other Hindi languages ​​get far less attention than Hindi films. He said it was sad that many other states in north India did not even have their own film industry. If we fail to protect our language, Hindi will take over our culture and destroy our identity. That is why the Dravidian movement is against the imposition of Hindi but has no animosity towards the language.
He said political parties in Tamil Nadu, except the BJP, should stick to the two-language formula introduced by the DMK to survive in the political arena of Tamil Nadu and reminded Governor R N Ravi’s refusal to The state is pronounced “Tamil Nadu”. Did it, but said “Tamilgam” instead.
He said: “We all face the danger of the BJP trying to impose the concept of one country, one election, one culture and religion. Let us unite and protect our language, culture and literature from fascist people Party infringement. He said the Dravidian political movement in Tamil Nadu, known for its strong linguistic and cultural pride, has long had literature and language as its pillars.
Want to impose Hindi on non-Hindi speaking countries
He said that both Tamil Nadu and Kerala were two of the most progressive states in India and had successfully contained fascist and communal forces. Udayanidhi said pressure to make Hindi an official language inspired the Dravidian movement in the 1930s and later in the 1960s.
Even today, pride in Tamil language and literature drives policies and discussions about national autonomy and cultural excellence, he said. Earlier, Tamil Nadu’s stance on linguistic disobedience was considered divisive by nationalists.
they sayHe believed that opposition to the imposition of Hindi would eventually lead to the division of the country. However, decades later, history proved that the opposite was true. “Those so-called nationalists still want to impose Hindi on all non-Hindi speaking countries. They It is indeed divisive and a threat to national unity.
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