Burying the hatchet, the KRV leaders are now in touch with the local unit of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) to protest, what it called, the imposition of Hindi. N Ramaswami, a leader of the DMK’s state unit, too indicated the party is ready to join hands with its erstwhile bête noire. However, the DMK has always been at the forefront of protests against the imposition of Hindi,” he told the HT. Recent remarks of Union minister Venkaiah Naidu in favour of Hindi too did not go down well with the pro-Kannada activists. The pro-Kannada activists accused the BJP of imposing Hindi in the state.

Source: Hindustan Times July 03, 2017 11:13 UTC