Udhayanidhi Stalin declared that Tamil Nadu would never accept Hindu imposition

Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Udhayanidhi Stalin, demands Tamil names for children in the state.

On Tuesday, Tamil Nadu’s Deputy Chief Minister, Udhayanidhi Stalin, said that the people in Tamil Nadu must keep the Tamil names of their children to ward off Hindi imposition attempts. He said that Tamil Nadu would never accept Hindi imposition. Attacking the BJP-led Centre, Stalin claimed that “they are trying to impose Hindi via the new education policy.”

Udhayanidhi Stalin wants parents to keep Tamil names of their children in Tamil Nadu.

He said that parents must come up with Tamil names for their children in Tamil Nadu because “many are attempting to impose Hindi on Tamil Nadu.” At an event, he said, “I request the newlyweds to come up with a beautiful Tamil name for their child. Because many are attempting to impose Hindi on Tamil Nadu, they couldn’t do it directly. That’s why they are omitting a few words from the Tamil Thaai Vaazthu (State song). They are trying to impose Hindi via the new education policy. But they are all failing. Already someone tried to change the name of the state from Tamil Nadu. But because all across the State raised objections, he apologized. Now, some are talking about omitting the word ‘Dravidam’ from Tamil Thaai Vaazthu. Until the last cadre of DMK is alive, until the last Tamilan is alive, none can even touch Tamil, Tamil Nadu, and Dravidam. Tamil Nadu will never accept Hindi imposition.”

Udhayanidhi Stalin’s father, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, urges people to have more children.

Udhayanidhi Stalin’s remark came a day after his father, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, said that the state would have to think about raising 16 children because of the Centre’s Lok Sabha delimitation exercise. His comments came two days after his Andhra Pradesh counterpart, N Chandrababu Naidu, asked women to have more children to stabilize the population in his state. MK Stalin said, “The Parliament delimitation process may encourage the couples to have many children and give up thoughts of a small family. But whatever be the outcome, provide Tamil names to your children. That blessing doesn’t mean beget 16 children… now a situation has arisen where people think they should now literally raise 16 children and not a small and prosperous family.”