Stalin says the Centre claims it is not imposing its will on the state, but actions suggest otherwise. The redrawing of parliamentary seats will likely see Tamil Nadu gain only two seat despite having controlled population levels. Delimitation will affect Tamil Nadu’s self-respect, social schemes and people’s welfare, he says. He has invited 40 registered political parties to join the discussions at the Secretariat on March 5. The Centre and Tamil Nadu have been at loggerheads over the delimitation exercise expected next year, which will alter the proportion of Lok Sabha MPs from southern states. \”We were pioneers of the language battle, setting the course for the entire nation,\” Mr Stalin says in a video message on X. He added that the three-language policy detailed in the National Education Policy, often referred to by him and his minister as ‘Hindi imposition’, \”has already resulted in withholding of our rightful funds\” The state’s governor has mirrored the Centre’s stance, underlining the huge demand for the New Education Policy. He said that while the Tamil Nadu government has a rigid two- language policy, the youth must have choices in languages.
