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Post by Guest Sat Aug 06, 2011 9:03 pm

Karunanidhi recites Hindi poem in public


Published: Monday, Oct 1, 2007, 12:26 IST
Agency: PTI
CHENNAI: Under attack over his recent remarks on Lord Ram and the
strong reaction they evoked in the North, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M
Karunanidhi has apparently sought to reach out to his detractors by
reciting a Hindi poem in a public meeting, an unprecedented act on the
part of Dravidian leader known once for his strong anti-Hindi stance.


Addressing a public meeting late last night in support of the demand
for speedy implementation of the Sethusamudram project, he surprised the
audience by asking them to join him in reciting the poem.


"Hindustan
hai desh hamara, janse apne humko pyara. Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Isaai
aapas main hain bhai bhai. Bhai hoga bhai hamara, aisa hoga chalan
hamara (India is our country and we love it more than our lives. Hindus,
Muslims, Sikhs and Christians are all brothers. Brothers will be
brothers, such will be our conduct).

In the meeting he also chided
'communal' forces for invoking the name of Ram for putting 'obstacles'
in the Sethusamudram project. He said the same communal forces had
killed Mahatma Gandhi when he was uttering the name of Ram while singing
a bhajan.
This is the first time in decades of his public life,
Kaunanidhi has spoken in Hindi, a language that was abolished in schools
and colleges when DMK government came to power in 1967 after the
anti-Hindi agitation that rocked the then Madras state and led to the
exit of the Congress government.



http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_karunanidhi-recites-hindi-poem-in-public_1124626


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my question to the anti-hindi fanatics is this: why did karunanidhi not recite a poem promoting nationalism in english? is it because he thinks hindi makes for a better link language?

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Post by Kayalvizhi Sat Aug 06, 2011 9:21 pm

>> my question to the anti-hindi fanatics is this: why did karunanidhi not recite a poem promoting nationalism in english? is it because he thinks hindi makes for a better link language?





No. He was scared of Hindi MPs dismissing him as CM. He is currying favors by reciting Hindi.

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Post by Guest Sat Aug 06, 2011 9:22 pm

Kayalvizhi wrote:>> my question to the anti-hindi fanatics is this: why did karunanidhi not recite a poem promoting nationalism in english? is it because he thinks hindi makes for a better link language?





No. He was scared of Hindi MPs dismissing him as CM. He is currying favors by reciting Hindi.

what nonsense!

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