Chennai: Keeping the language war alive, the M K Stalin-led DMK government in Tamil Nadu is set to table a bill in the Assembly, aimed at banning the imposition of Hindi in the state, India Today has reported.
An emergency meeting with legal experts was reportedly held last night to discuss the proposed legislation.
Sources have told the media house that the bill seeks to prohibit Hindi hoardings, boards, movies, and songs across Tamil Nadu, although officials emphasized it will comply with the Constitution.
“We won’t do anything against the Constitution. We will abide by it. We are against the imposition of Hindi,” senior DMK leader TKS Elangovan said while commenting on the bill.
BJP’s Vinoj Selvam called the move “stupid and absurd,” arguing that language should not be used as a political tool.
The ruling DMK, facing setbacks in recent court cases including Thiruparankundram, Karur probe, and Armstrong issues, appears to be using the language debate to divert attention from the controversial Foxconn investment issue, Selvam said.
It has all begun with Stalin refusing to accept the Centre’s three-language policy in education as provided in the National Education Policy 2020. He had called it an effort to impose Hindi on Tamil Nadu that has always stuck to a two-language policy. The Centre had then made it clear that there is no effort to impose Hindi on any state.
In March this year, the Stalin government had replaced the national rupee symbol with the Tamil letter ‘’ (ru) in the 2025–26 state budget logo. The replacement sparked criticism from BJP leaders including Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, though the DMK defended it as an effort to promote the Tamil language rather than reject the national symbol.
