Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has defended the state’s decision to reject the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. He challenged the Union Minister to specify any constitutional provision that mandates the enforcement of the trilingual policy across states. The state government has consistently opposed the NEP’s three-language formula, which promotes Hindi, Sanskrit, and English. The Chief Minister also condemned what he called \”political blackmail\” by the Central government, referring to reports that funds might be withheld from Tamil Nadu unless the state complies with the tr bilingual policy. He warned the Union government against disregarding regional autonomy, stating that any attempt to impose policies against the state would face strong opposition. He said Tamil Nadu is not asking for any special concessions but is merely asserting its constitutional rights. He also reiterated Tamil Nadu’s commitment to preserving its linguistic and cultural heritage by prioritising Tamil in schools. His remarks came in response to the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s accusations that the Tamil Nadu government was politicising its stance on NEP 2020.
