Every one might have read in the news that the Modi Govt. has issued orders directing that Hindi should be given priority by Central Ministries and Departments in dealing with the public through social media. This direction has resulted in strong reaction from the two Dravida parties of Tamil Nadu. While trying to chill this opposition, Shanawas Hussain, the BJP spokesman has made a statement that there is nothing wrong in issuing such an order as Hindi is our RASHTRA BHASHA (National Language).
It is a matter of shame that the spokesman of the ruling party of the country is ignorant of the fact that Hindi is not the national language of the country. It is only the official language, that too included in the constitution on the casting vote of the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly, as both English and Hindi got equal votes from the members. Unfortunately like the BJP spokesman, many in the country believe that Hindi is the national language.
It is due to the valiant agitation by the unified DMK in mid sixties that Hindi is kept at bay and English is still being continued as the official language of the country. Incidentally, it this anti-Hindi agitation was the beginning of the the decline of Congress and growth of DMK in Tamil Nadu.
Kerala leaders are spineless on the language issue as till now none from any party has come forward with any statement against the directions of the new govt. in this matter. Even in the sixties, when anti-Hindi agitation was going on in Tamil Nadu, there was no one from Kerala even to support Tamil Nadu on this issue. I appreciate the actions of the Dravida parties' leaders on this issue.
T. M.
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