Union Home Minister Amit Shah criticized the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government in Tamil Nadu over translating medical and engineering courses in Tamil, accusing the ruling party of lacking the courage to implement such measures. Minister said that DMK does not have the courage to translate medical and engineering courses in the Tamil language. Moreover he assured that they would ensure the translation of these courses into Tamil when their party comes to power.
He accused the DMK of diverting public attention and alleged that the DMK’s reluctance to act on this matter stemmed from its intent to conceal corruption. You are doing this because you want to hide your corruption. Shah also emphasized that Hindi does not compete with any national language. He reiterating that Hindi fosters linguistic harmony. Hindi is a companion to all Indian languages, Hindi plays a supportive role rather than a dominant one.
Shah remarked Hindi strengthens all Indian languages, and all Indian languages strengthen Hindi,” underlining the reciprocal relationship between Hindi and regional languages in strengthening India’s linguistic diversity. He also announced I would like to say something so that those who divide the country in the name of language do not get their agenda. Under the Department of Official Language, Narendra Modi Government has set up an Indian Languages Section which will work to enhance the usage of all Indian languages—Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Assamese, Bengali, all languages.”
He further revealed that from December onwards, he would initiate official correspondence in regional languages. After December, I will have written correspondence with citizens, Chief Ministers, Ministers and Members of Parliament in their own language. This is a strong reply to those who run their shops in the name of language to hide their corruption,” he remarked. Taking a veiled dig at opponents, he remarked I would like to tell those who spread poison in the name of language that you like languages from thousands of kilometers away but you do not like the language of India.
