Struggle to ‘defeat Hindi imposition’ transcended state boundaries: MK Stalin after Thackeray rally

The struggle to “defeat Hindi imposition” has transcended state boundaries, said Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday.

His statement came hours after a “victory rally” was held in Maharashtra by Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) chief Uddhav Thackeray and his cousin Raj Thackeray, president of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, to mark the state government’s rollback of the policy to teach Hindi as a third language in primary schools.

“The language rights struggle, waged generation after generation by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the people of Tamil Nadu to defeat Hindi imposition, has now transcended state boundaries and is swirling like a storm of protest in Maharashtra,” Stalin wrote in a social media post.

Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party of acting “lawlessly and anarchically”, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief said the Maharashtra government was forced to withdraw the policy due to fear of the “people’s uprising”.

The BJP is part of the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra. It also comprises the Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction and the Nationalist Congress Party group led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.

“The enthusiasm and powerful oratory of the victory rally held today in Mumbai under the leadership of brother Uddhav Thackeray against Hindi imposition fills us with immense excitement,” said Stalin.

He added that the...

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