Opposing what it called "wanton thrusting" of Hindi by the Centre, DMK on Friday announced holding state-wide seminars against it and decided to rope in youngsters and students to mobilise public opinion. The main Opposition party in Tamil Nadu asked the Centre to "immediately cease" from its language "chauvinism" of "imposing Hindi." Recently, Stalin had opposed Centre's proposal to request dignitaries, including the President and union ministers, to deliver their speeches only in Hindi. He had been repeatedly "warning" the Centre of anti-Hindi agitations similar to what was witnessed in 1965 in Tamil Nadu. He had been alleging that ever since BJP assumed power at the Centre, it had been "imposing" Hindi and Sanskrit.

Source: dna April 28, 2017 17:37 UTC