Hours after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin accused the Centre of imposing Hindi on non-Hindi speakers, Home Minister Amit Shah urged the state government to introduce medical and engineering courses in Tamil. &nbsp;
&ldquo;Till now, there was no place for the mother tongue in the CAPF recruitment. Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided that our youth will now be able to write their CAPF exam in all languages in the Eighth Schedule, including Tamil,&rdquo; Shah said. &ldquo;I want to urge the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu to take steps towards introducing the curriculum of medical and engineering courses in Tamil language as soon as possible.&rdquo; 
This comes as Stalin accused the Union government of attempting to impose Hindi through the National Education Policy (NEP), calling it a threat to Tamil Nadu&rsquo;s linguistic identity. &nbsp;
&ldquo;The tree may prefer calm, but the wind will not subside,&rdquo; Stalin said, arguing that the controversy was provoked by the Union Education Minister's remarks. &nbsp;
&ldquo;It was the Union Education Minister who provoked us to write this series of letters when we were simply doing our job. He forgot his place and dared to threaten an entire state to accept Hindi imposition, and now he faces the consequences of reviving a fight he can never win. Tamil Nadu will not be blackmailed into surrendering,&rdquo; he said, adding that Tamil Nadu had already achieved what the NEP aimed for by 2030. &nbsp;
&ldquo;This is like an LKG student lecturing a PhD holder. Dravidam does not take dictations from Delhi. Instead, it sets the course for the nation to follow,&rdquo; he added. &nbsp;
He also took aim at the BJP&rsquo;s signature campaign supporting the NEP and the three-language formula. &nbsp;
&ldquo;Now the BJP&rsquo;s circus-like signature campaign for the three-language formula has become a laughing stock in Tamil Nadu. I challenge them to make this their core agenda in the 2026 Assembly elections and let it be a referendum on Hindi imposition,&rdquo; Stalin wrote. &nbsp;
The NEP recommends a three-language formula but states that no language will be imposed on any state. Tamil Nadu&rsquo;s ruling DMK insists that the existing two-language system is sufficient, while the BJP argues that multilingual proficiency would benefit people nationwide.

As Stalin slams Centre over Hindi imposition, Amit Shah urges Tamil medical, engineering courses

Language Row: ‘LKG Student Lecturing PhD Holder’

As Stalin slams Centre over Hindi imposition, Amit Shah urges Tamil medical, engineering courses

March 7, 2025 | 11:06 IST