Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s remark in the Rajya Sabha triggered a furious row. MPs from the latter objected to a certain \”derogatory\” word they claimed was meant for the Chair. Mr Kharge apologised almost immediately and withdrew the remark – which, in Hindi translates loosely as ‘nailing’ someone. The row follows from Monday’s chaos – a fierce spat between the centre and Tamil Nadu over delimitation and the ‘imposition’ of Hindi via the three-language formula of the new education policy. Tamil Nadu’s ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam took umbrage over Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s strong comments about Tamil Nadu, including calling the state \”dishonest\” Chief Minister MK Stalin slammed Mr Pradhnas as \”arrogant\” and for \”thinking of himself like a king\” The centre has refuted both charges and accused Tamil Nadu of being ‘entitled bigots’ and ‘blackmailing’ the state.