Resurrecting the anti-Hindi movement in Tamil Nadu

Resurrecting the anti-Hindi movement in Tamil Nadu
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Organisations have decided to form a Tamil Language Rights Federation to keep at bay efforts to “impose” Hindi

With the BJP-led Union government upping its focus on promoting Hindi, over 40 organisations in Tamil Nadu have come together to resurrect the memories of the anti-Hindi agitations and fight for vernacular rights.
Following a two-month deliberation across three cities, the organisations have decided to form a Tamil Language Rights Federation (TLRF) to keep at bay efforts to “impose” Hindi at the cost of regional tongues.
The move is of some import as it seems to be the first concerted reaction from the civil society on the language issue since the Lok Sabha elections in April. While political parties individually have opposed the pro-Hindi stand of the Centre, a coordinated movement was lacking.
The federation has decided to launch a campaign on January 15. The date is significant given that it witnessed the first known martyrdom of the anti-Hindi agitations of 1938 when Natarajan, a Dalit and Tamil rights crusader died in prison after he was arrested for the protests.
Aazhi Senthilnathan, coordinator of the federation, said the year 2015 was a landmark in the State’s history as it marked 50 years of the anti-Hindi agitations that served as a catalyst for a tectonic shift in Tamil Nadu politics. Riding the popular wave of the movement, the DMK unseated Congress from power.
“The federation will mark January 25 in a big way across Tamil Nadu,” he said.
The federation’s ultimate focus would be to press for an amendment to Article 17 of the Constitution and declaration of all languages under Schedule 8 as official languages.
“Given that this target of a constitutional amendment is not possible without the support of political parties, we have approached all of them barring the AIADMK, DMK, BJP and the Congress in the first phase. After we draw up a draft Language Equality and Rights Bill through consultation with experts from all States, we will reach out to these four parties,” he said.
At a meeting of the federation on Sunday, participants charged the Narendra Modi government with aggressively promoting Hindi and Sanskrit to the detriment of regional languages. While the federation was not against individuals learning multiple languages, the mother tongue should be given primary attention at the State level.

I'm too bored to entertain you, Trollus.

Stop blabbering about a bunch of organizations who are trying every trick to keep their names afloat.

I noticed auto walas, Petty shop keepers, porters and hotel walas all talking in hindi. Worse without fail they would start conversing in hindi with me. Pissed me off to no extent and even told one auto wala I am going to punch someone one of these days.  I am very happy, however, that my Rajasthani woman next door and the Gujju woman in the opposite  row speak fluent Tamil.

Tamilans have reluctantly accepted hindi as another economic tool (as stated by many when I asked them). Period.

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:Stop blabbering about a bunch of organizations who are trying every trick to keep their names afloat.

I noticed auto walas, Petty shop keepers, porters and hotel walas all talking in hindi. Worse without fail they would start conversing in hindi with me. Pissed me off to no extent and even told one auto wala I am going to punch someone one of these days.  I am very happy, however, that my Rajasthani woman next door and the Gujju woman in the opposite  row speak fluent Tamil.

Tamilans have adapted to hindi as an economic tool (as stated by many when I asked them). Period.

you're going to make one guy on SUCH very happy.

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:Stop blabbering about a bunch of organizations who are trying every trick to keep their names afloat.

I noticed auto walas, Petty shop keepers, porters and hotel walas all talking in hindi. Worse without fail they would start conversing in hindi with me. Pissed me off to no extent and even told one auto wala I am going to punch someone one of these days.  I am very happy, however, that my Rajasthani woman next door and the Gujju woman in the opposite  row speak fluent Tamil.

Tamilans have adapted to hindi as an economic tool (as stated by many when I asked them). Period.

you're going to make one guy on SUCH very happy.

Unfortunately, facts are facts; to me seeing it believing it, and I have seen it.

They too look so bored at the protest, Trollus.

Kayalvizhi wrote:

Looks like a dying breed. All the younger ones must have been killed by the LTTE kid soldiers at the behest of your Commander.

Sanavary 4 ????

those mamas look like they are there for the free kapi and tiffin.

bw wrote:those mamas look like they are there for the [url=#]free[/url] kapi and tiffin.

>>>>Sounds about right. You see many of these types at various public gatherings and I thought it was just too much time on their hands, but the food angle could be the draw. These guys hardly seem like the guys with revolt on their minds or rebellion in their hearts, but who really knows? Maybe Tanji is getting them riled up for one last hurrah..