Amit Shah urges CM Stalin to impart engineering, medical education in Tamil

Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday asked Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin to impart engineering and medical education in Tamil in the state while he paid rich tributes to the Tamil language.

Targeting the CM on the language issue, especially given Stalin's opposition to the "imposition" of Hindi, Shah said the Modi government has effected changes and ensured that the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) aspirants could write the exam in their respective regional languages.

"The PM Narendra Modi government has ensured that the exam can be written in Tamil too," Shah said while speaking at the 56th Raising Day of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at RTC, Thakkolam, about 70 km from Chennai. Shah's comments, targeted at the CM, come in the wake of an intense language row in the state, where the ruling DMK has been claiming the imposition of Hindi through the National Education Policy, a charge which the Centre has denied. The state government has maintained that it will only follow the two-language policy -- Tamil and English.


Praising Tamil Nadu, Shah said the state's culture played a vital role in strengthening India's cultural stream.

"Be it administrative reforms, attaining spiritual heights, education or the unity and integrity of the nation, Tamil Nadu has reinforced Indian culture in every sphere," Shah said at the event, which was marked by a march past of the contingents, yoga display and commando operations.

The Tamil language, culture, and traditions are priceless jewels of India's heritage, which the entire nation proudly embraces today, Shah said. Further, it was a matter of pride that the CISF Thakkolam Training Centre, the Rajadithya Chozhan RTC, has been named in honour of the great warrior Tamil king of the Chola dynasty, Aditya Chola. - With Agency Inputs