The Hindi language has been a topic of discussion in southern India, especially Tamil Nadu. Recently, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M.K. Stalin, asked the Union Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, to remove the requirement of knowing Hindi for non-teaching job positions in National Institutes of Technology.
Mr. Stalin posted on a social media platform called X, expressing his concerns about including a Hindi test by the National Testing Agency in a common exam for filling non-teaching positions in nine NITs. He believed that this move undermined fairness in language representation and ignored diversity. He said that imposing Hindi as a requirement deprived young people from Tamil Nadu and other states that don't speak Hindi.
Madurai MP Su. Venkatesan from the Communist Party of India wrote a letter to Mr. Pradhan questioning the need for mandatory Hindi knowledge and asking him to reconsider.
The National Testing Agency recently announced a common recruitment exam for non-teaching roles in nine NITs. The exam syllabus included testing English and Hindi. The syllabus mentioned that candidates would be tested on their understanding of English and Hindi, including vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms, and correct usage.
According to Mr. Venkatesan, the importance given to the ""Test of English and Hindi"" was 20% for some cadres and 30% for others. He believed that this heavy emphasis could disadvantage candidates from non Hindi-speaking states while benefiting those from Hindi-speaking states.
This isn't the first time Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has spoken out about the Hindi language. On August 5th, he criticized Union Home Minister Amit Shah's call for greater acceptance of Hindi. Stalin emphasized that Tamil Nadu would not be dominated by Hindi and rejected any form of imposition. He also reminded Shah about the opposition to Hindi in states like Karnataka and West Bengal and warned against causing similar conflicts.
During the meeting, Shah stressed that Hindi should be embraced without hesitation, even if this happens gradually. He clarified that Hindi isn't in competition with other languages and supported the idea of promoting all Indian languages to strengthen the country.
Responding to Shah's comments, CM Stalin posted on Twitter, ""I strongly criticize Union Home Minister @AmitShah's bold push for Hindi acceptance. It's a clear attempt to control those who don't speak Hindi. Tamil Nadu opposes any dominance or imposition of Hindi. Our language and heritage shape our identity – we won't be controlled by Hindi!""
Stalin also asked Shah to think about the strong opposition to enforcing Hindi in states like Karnataka and West Bengal. He reminded the Home Minister of the historic ""1965 Anti-Hindi Imposition Agitations"" and warned him against inciting similar feelings.
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Mr. Stalin posted on a social media platform called X, expressing his concerns about including a Hindi test by the National Testing Agency in a common exam for filling non-teaching positions in nine NITs. He believed that this move undermined fairness in language representation and ignored diversity. He said that imposing Hindi as a requirement deprived young people from Tamil Nadu and other states that don't speak Hindi.
Madurai MP Su. Venkatesan from the Communist Party of India wrote a letter to Mr. Pradhan questioning the need for mandatory Hindi knowledge and asking him to reconsider.
The National Testing Agency recently announced a common recruitment exam for non-teaching roles in nine NITs. The exam syllabus included testing English and Hindi. The syllabus mentioned that candidates would be tested on their understanding of English and Hindi, including vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms, and correct usage.
According to Mr. Venkatesan, the importance given to the ""Test of English and Hindi"" was 20% for some cadres and 30% for others. He believed that this heavy emphasis could disadvantage candidates from non Hindi-speaking states while benefiting those from Hindi-speaking states.
This isn't the first time Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has spoken out about the Hindi language. On August 5th, he criticized Union Home Minister Amit Shah's call for greater acceptance of Hindi. Stalin emphasized that Tamil Nadu would not be dominated by Hindi and rejected any form of imposition. He also reminded Shah about the opposition to Hindi in states like Karnataka and West Bengal and warned against causing similar conflicts.
During the meeting, Shah stressed that Hindi should be embraced without hesitation, even if this happens gradually. He clarified that Hindi isn't in competition with other languages and supported the idea of promoting all Indian languages to strengthen the country.
Responding to Shah's comments, CM Stalin posted on Twitter, ""I strongly criticize Union Home Minister @AmitShah's bold push for Hindi acceptance. It's a clear attempt to control those who don't speak Hindi. Tamil Nadu opposes any dominance or imposition of Hindi. Our language and heritage shape our identity – we won't be controlled by Hindi!""
Stalin also asked Shah to think about the strong opposition to enforcing Hindi in states like Karnataka and West Bengal. He reminded the Home Minister of the historic ""1965 Anti-Hindi Imposition Agitations"" and warned him against inciting similar feelings.
#MKStalin #AmitShah #HindiLanguage #TamilNadu #NationalLanguage #DMK #PMModi #TamilLanguage #Madurai #RahulGandhi #HWNews #TMC #MamataBanerjee
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00:00 Hindi language has been a topic of discussion in southern India and especially Tamil Nadu.
00:05 Recently, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M.K. Stalin asked the Union Education Minister,
00:10 Dharmendra Pradhan to remove the requirement of knowing Hindi for non-teaching job positions in
00:16 NITs. Mr. Stalin posted on social media ex, expressing his concern about including a Hindi
00:21 test by the National Testing Agency in a common exam for filling non-teaching positions in 9 NITs.
00:28 He believed that this move undermined fairness in language representation and ignored diversity.
00:33 He said that imposing Hindi as a requirement deprived young people from Tamil Nadu
00:38 and other states that don't speak Hindi. Madurai MPSU Venkatesan from the Communist
00:44 Party of India wrote a letter to Mr. Pradhan questioning the need for mandatory Hindi
00:49 knowledge and asking him to reconsider. The National Testing Agency recently
00:54 announced a common recruitment exam for non-teaching roles in 9 NITs.
00:58 The exam syllabus included testing English and Hindi. The syllabus mentioned that candidates
01:03 would be tested on their understanding of English and Hindi, including vocabulary,
01:08 grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and correct usage.
01:12 According to Mr. Venkatesan, the importance given to the test of English and Hindi was 20%
01:18 for some cadres and 30% for others. He believed that this heavy emphasis would disadvantage
01:24 candidates from non-Hindi speaking states while benefiting those from Hindi speaking states.
01:30 This isn't the first time Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has spoken about the Hindi language.
01:34 On August 5th, he criticised Union Home Minister Amit Shah's call for greater acceptance of Hindi.
01:40 Stalin emphasised that Tamil Nadu would not be dominated by Hindi and rejected any form of
01:46 imposition. He also reminded Shah about the opposition to Hindi in states like Karnataka
01:51 and West Bengal and warned against causing similar conflicts.
01:55 During this meeting, Shah stressed that Hindi should be embraced without hesitation
02:00 even if this happens gradually. He clarified that Hindi isn't a competition with other languages
02:05 and supported the idea of promoting all Indian languages to strengthen the country.
02:10 Responding to Shah's comments, Stalin posted on Twitter,
02:14 "I strongly criticise Union Home Minister Amit Shah's bold push for Hindi acceptance.
02:20 It is a clear attempt to control those who don't speak Hindi. Tamil Nadu opposes any
02:25 dominance or imposition of Hindi. Our language and heritage shape our identity. We won't be
02:30 controlled by Hindi." Stalin also asked Shah to think about the strong opposition to enforcing
02:36 Hindi in states like Karnataka and West Bengal. He reminded the Home Minister of the historic
02:41 1965 anti-Hindi imposition agitations and warned him against inciting similar feelings.
02:47 DMK leader Saravanan echoed Stalin's feelings, criticising Shah's position as a sign of arrogance
02:54 and Hindi dominance. Saying that Hindi must be accepted eventually is a sign of arrogance and
02:59 Hindi dominance. They are trying to shift focus away from their notable failures in Manipuran.
03:06 That's all on the news report. Stay tuned with HW News English. Thank you for joining us.