Demanding linguistic equality is not chauvinism, says T.N. CM Stalin
The Hindu
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday (March 6, 2025) said the subject of mother tongue was like “a hornets’ nest” and it was dangerous to touch it.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday (March 6, 2025) said the subject of mother tongue was like “a hornets’ nest” and it was dangerous to touch it.
Recalling the quote, ‘when you are accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression,’ Mr. Stalin, in a post on X, said: “I am reminded of this famous quote when some entitled bigots brand us chauvinists and anti-nationals for the ‘crime’ of demanding Tamil’s rightful place in Tamil Nadu. The very people who glorify Godse’s ideology have the audacity to question the patriotism of [the] DMK and its government that contributed the highest amount of funds during the Chinese Aggression, Bangladesh Liberation War, and Kargil War, while their ideological forefather is the one who assassinated ‘Bapu’ Gandhi.”
Mr. Stalin said that demanding linguistic equality was not chauvinism. “Do you want to know what chauvinism looks like? Chauvinism is naming the three criminal laws that govern 140 crore citizens in a language that Tamils cannot even pronounce or comprehend by reading. Chauvinism is treating the State that contributes the most to the nation as second-class citizens and denying its fair share for refusing to swallow the poison called NEP.”
By citing Article 351 of the Constitution of India, the Union government is keen on vigorously promoting Hindi, he said. “Why is the Centre reluctant to make all the languages written in rupee notes as the official language of India,” Mr. Stalin asked.
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