“He doesn’t know politics of Tamil Nadu”: DMK leader TKS Elangovan on Pawan Kalyan’s ‘hypocrisy’ remarks

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 15 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader TKS Elangovan on Saturday attacked Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan over his “hypocrisy” of Tamil Nadu leaders’ statement and said that he doesn’t know the politics of Tamil Nadu.

“We have been opposing Hindi since 1938…We had passed legislation in the state assembly that Tamil Nadu will always follow the two-language formula because of the advice and suggestions of the experts in education, not actors… The bill was passed way back in 1968 when Pawan Kalyan was not even born. He doesn’t know the politics of Tamil Nadu…This is not the first time we have opposed Hindi because we feel that education in the mother tongue is the best way of training people,” Elangovan told ANI.

“He (Pawan Kalyan) wants to somehow support the BJP so that he can gain something out of the BJP government,” he added.

AIADMK Spokesperson Kovai Sathyan stated that Kalyan has linked business with the cultural fabric of Tamil Nadu and it is totally different. He said that NEP will provide a medium for Hindi to enter Tamil Nadu and later it will dominate in the due course of time. He added that the central government and agencies have already done the same in the state.

“The DMK has taken the NEP as a political opportunity to play dirty politics… Pawan Kalyan is linking business with the cultural fabric of Tamil Nadu… We see NEP as a backdoor entry for Hindi to sneak in and dominate in due course of time, which the central government and agencies have already done in Tamil Nadu…”, Kovai Sathyan said to ANI on Saturday.

Earlier on Friday, Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan had criticised the Tamil Nadu politicians for what he called “hypocrisy” regarding the alleged imposition of Hindi in the state.

He pointed out that while these leaders oppose Hindi, they allow Tamil movies to be dubbed in the language for financial gain.

“I do not understand why some criticize Sanskrit. Why do Tamil Nadu politicians oppose Hindi while allowing their movies to be dubbed in Hindi for financial gain? They want money from Bollywood but refuse to accept Hindi–what kind of logic is that?” Kalyan asked while addressing the party’s 12th foundation day at Pithampuram in Kakinada.

Kalyan’s comments come amid Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin accusing the Union government of ‘Hindi imposition’ and refusing to implement the three-language formula laid out in the NEP as a protest.