The government of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu is set to introduce a bill to ban the Hindi language in the state. Chief Minister M. K. Stalin is expected to introduce the bill on the last day of the current session of the assembly.
The proposed law proposes to ban hoardings written in Hindi and screening of Hindi films across the state.
Indian media The Economic Times reported, Earlier this year, the Tamil Nadu government launched a new logo using the Tamil letter 'Rū' (ரூ) instead of the Indian currency symbol '₹' as the symbol for the government budget.
The move came into discussion even before the budget was announced, when the state government took a stand on the importance of regional languages and increasing the use of local languages in official documents.
Stalin-led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has alleged that the central government is trying to impose Hindi on the country's local languages. Chief Minister Stalin said that forcibly imposing Hindi on Tamils is an insult to their self-respect.
He further claimed that the BJP wants to impose Hindi first and Sanskrit later under the guise of a three-language policy. According to him, the state's two-language policy—Tamil and English—has had a positive impact on education, skill development and employment.
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