Stalin criticizes Pradhan’s comments on Tamil Nadu’s language policy.

• Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin asserts that Tamils will not accept ‘brash blackmail’ and that Delhi might need to consider the state’s unique nature if funds are denied.
• Stalin questions which section of the Indian Constitution makes the three-language policy mandatory.
• He argues that the Union government is not its sole custodian of Education and Tamils will not tolerate ‘brash blackmail’.
• The Union Minister for Education insists that the NEP must be accepted in letter and spirit.