Explained: DMK-led Tamil Nadu govt vs Centre over NEP

Sunday, 23 February 2025 (1 hour ago)
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan urged Tamil Nadu to implement the three-language formula to ensure educational equality. Following this Tamil Nadu CM Stalin claimed that the BJP was using the NEP not to improve education but to secretly push Hindi. The three-language formula is a policy that encourages students in India to learn three languages: their mother tongue, Hindi, and English.

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