Language row erupts in Lok Sabha: Sitharaman says 'mocked for learning Hindi in Tamil Nadu'; DMK hits back

Tuesday, 3 December 2024 (1 hour ago)
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman revealed in the Lok Sabha that she faced ridicule in Tamil Nadu for learning Hindi during her school years, accusing the state of treating Hindi and Sanskrit as foreign languages. Responding, DMK's Thoothukudi MP K Kanimozhi stated that Tamil Nadu opposes the imposition of Hindi, not the learning of it.

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