Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 20 (ANI): Union Minister L Murugan on Sunday accused the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam of portraying the BJP as a party that is against Tamils and seeking to impose Hindi in Tamil Nadu.
“DMK is trying to show the BJP is against Tamils but it’ll never happen; the BJP has grown well in Tamil Nadu. No one is trying to impose Hindi. If people want to learn the language, they can.” Murugan told ANI.
The Union Minister’s reaction came amid the Hindi-Tamil row between Chief Minister M.K Stalin and Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi.
Murugan further said that Governor Ravi cannot be blamed for the distorted rendition of the State anthem without the reference to the glory of “Dravida” land at a DD Chennai function.
“Yes, students have made mistakes while signing it (State anthem). Mistakes do happen; its normal. But how can the governor be responsible for it when he has just participated as a chief guest in the function?” he said.
He alleged that Stalin was deliberately targeting Governor Ravi with political motives.
On Friday, Stalin blamed the Governor for the distorted rendition, alleging that it was the latter’s “deliberate disrespect” to Tamil Nadu and its people. Stalin also wondered if Ravi was the “Governor” or an “Aryan”.
Following these remarks, the Governor accused the chief minister of making racist remarks against him.
Reacting to Governor’s allegation, Stalin said that Tamil language is the race and lifeblood of Dravidians.
Meanwhile,DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai alleged on Saturday that the Governor is ‘antithetical’ to Dravidian ideology.
Speaking to ANI DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai said,”…We have also had issues with the way the Doordarshan is conducting Hindi month in Tamil Nadu, that too when no other language is celebrated like Hindi. Even the allies of the BJP in Tamil Nadu had opposed it. In that event, the Governor sings the anthem by leaving out the word ‘Dravida’. We have seen how the Governor is antithetical to Dravidian ideology…What is his agenda?”
He further accused Governor Ravi of insulting millions of Tamils and Tamil pride, saying that If the Governor has some self-respect left he will resign from the governor’s post.
“Now he (Ravi) wants to insult millions of Tamils, insult the Tamil pride by leaving out a word, a sentence from the anthem. He has done this deliberately and given a half-hearted apology…The CM wants the Union Government to recall the Governor. If the Governor has some modicum of self-respect, he will resign and run away from the state of Tamil Nadu,” Saravanan Annadurai added. (ANI)
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