![]() Why should we then claim the tiger as our national animal instead of the rat which is so much more numerous? Or the peacock as our national bird when the crow is ubiquitous?” While spearheading the protests against the move to introduce Hindi as the national language, he said, “It is claimed that Hindi should be the common language because it is spoken by the majority. On the other hand, he said, by retaining English, the advantages and disadvantages would be ‘evenly’ spread among Hindi and non-Hindi speakers.Ī Strong Stance: CN Annadurai was one of the early leaders who took a very clear anti-Hindi stand. He explained during a speech in Parliament how forcing Hindi on south Indians would prove to be disadvantageous to them and advantageous to native Hindi speakers. Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and Member of Parliament CN Annadurai was one of the early leaders who took a very strong anti-Hindi stand. ![]() Historically, many MPs from the south have fought vigorously against such a move. That might be equivalent to handing over the right to rule our country to Hindi speakers. Allowing it to replace English as the language of governance is actually scary. Having it imposed as a national language is a totally different thing. Speaking Hindi to communicate is voluntary - an act of friendliness. ![]() It’s neither more, nor less important than the many other languages we use to communicate with each other. Hindi is just one of the several languages which many of us south Indians speak and use on a daily basis. ![]()
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