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The resentment towards Hindi is part political — sometimes ideological with the present regime — and part an assertion of cultural and linguistic identity, a desire to keep mother tongues afloat
Current contestations over the language can be addressed by demonstrating that it has not deviated from its foundational role — resisting authority and injustice, Hindi has always valued the plurality of India.
Suniel Shetty said, 'I have worked everywhere... From Tamil to Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi and Hindi, I have worked in several different languages. For me, India is one'
DMK MP said that states like West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Punjab, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Gujarat do not have Hindi as their native tongue and added that these states were developed states. Elangovan also said, "Hindi will convert us to Shudras, will not do any good for us".
Hindi is the language of underdeveloped states and implementing that language in Tamil Nadu will make Tamil people 'shudras', Says DMK MP TKS Elangovan. 📰 Hindi Imposition Row: ‘Hindi Language of Underdeveloped States, Will Make Us Shudras’, Says DMK MP TKS Elangovan.