Linguistic atrocity', Tamil Nadu CM furious after seeing Hindi on LIC website
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has strongly criticized the use of Hindi language on the website of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in Tamil Nadu, saying that the portal has been "reduced to a propaganda tool to impose Hindi."
In a post on social media platform X, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief said, "LIC's website has been made a propaganda tool to impose Hindi. Even the option to choose English is displayed in Hindi!"
This is linguistic atrocity- CM MK Stalin
Though Tamil Nadu CM said that the use of Hindi has been culturally imposed. MK Stalin said, "This is nothing but forceful imposition of culture and language and crushing of the diversity of India.
The LIC website has been reduced to a propaganda tool for Hindi imposition. Even the option to select English is displayed in Hindi!
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) November 19, 2024
This is nothing but cultural and language imposition by force, trampling on India's diversity. LIC grew with the patronage of all Indians. How… pic.twitter.com/BxHzj28aaX
How dare it cheat its majority of contributors?" Adding the hashtag 'Stop Hindi Imposition' to the post, he said, "We demand immediate withdrawal of this linguistic atrocity." Why do southern states oppose Hindi? Opposition to Hindi in South India is mainly related to the cultural and linguistic identity there.
Demand immediate withdrawal of linguistic atrocity
However, languages like Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu are very important for the local people. To preserve these languages, South Indian states see Hindi as an attack on their culture. They believe that if Hindi is made compulsory, it can push their languages to the margins, which will threaten their cultural identity.
Importance of language from a political point of view
Opposition to Hindi also has a historical aspect from a political point of view. The anti-Hindi movement started in Tamil Nadu in the 1940s, when the central government tried to make Hindi a compulsory subject. Since then, South Indian states have been in favor of giving priority to their language.
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Anti-Hindi movement started in Tamil Nadu in 1940s
This opposition is also related to politics, where state governments consider the imposition of Hindi as an encroachment on their rights. Moreover, the attempt to project Hindi as a national language is uncomfortable for the South Indian states. These states do not accept the necessity of Hindi as a powerful language because they fear that this will diminish the importance of their mother tongues.
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