Language wars

Nara Lokesh has been promoting Andhra Pradesh as a prime location for manufacturing and industries to boost the state's economy.

While language chauvinists are fighting against so called ‘Hindi imposition’ in various states, they ignore the fact that Urdu is the real ‘North Indian imposition’, a language imposed by Mughal tyrants for their own benefit

The Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) has banned the release of Kamal Haasan starrer Thug Life over the actor's controversial remark about the Kannada language during the audio launch of his movie in Chennai last week.

An FIR has been registered against singer Sonu Nigam over his recent comments at a Bengaluru concert after a member of the audience rudely asked him to sing in Kannada.

DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai said that the aim behind the usage of Tamil symbol 'Ru' in place of ₹ was to signify the protest of the state against the policies of the Union government.

Despite this, the man issues a warning to the Odia restaurant owner asking him to remove the Odia language board and that he would come back in a week to check. The Kannada language goon asserted that in Karnataka, the Kannada language and Kannada people should get first priority.

Sridhar Vembu stated that he has been learning Hindi for the past 5 years and encouraged Tamils to learn the language.

"The introduction of the three-language policy and the National Education Policy (NEP) are blatant attempts to impose Hindi and Sanskrit on non-Hindi-speaking states," MK Stalin claimed.

The Railways conveyed that the option to choose the preferred language completely lies with the passengers trying to book e-tickets.

Tamils in Tamil Nadu have had the benefits of national integration, wider exposure to language among others, denied to them by the Dravidian agitation.