Chennai. If the Tamil Nadu government takes this step, the politics regarding Hindi may heat up further. There have been reports in the media that the DMK government of Tamil Nadu may bring such a bill which will ban the screening of Hindi films, hoardings and signboards and songs written in Hindi in the state. According to reports, CM MK Stalin, who is running the DMK government in Tamil Nadu, has discussed the bill with legal experts. If the bill is passed, there will be a ban on the use of Hindi in public places in Tamil Nadu. It is being told that the Stalin government is going to take these constitutional steps in response to the pressure from the Central Government to implement Hindi under the three language formula.
With the introduction of a bill against the use of Hindi in Tamil Nadu, echoes of the anti-Hindi movements of 1930 and 1950 can be heard once again in the state. The DMK, which is ruling Tamil Nadu, constantly describes itself as the protector of Tamil language and culture. The introduction of a bill against the use of Hindi may again lead to tension between BJP and MK Stalin’s DMK. Because BJP calls Hindi the language of national unity. At the beginning of this year i.e. 2025, amidst the politics over Hindi, the Tamil Nadu government had removed the rupee symbol from its budget document and used the Tamil symbol. By doing this the Stalin government tried to show its commitment towards the regional language.
Assembly elections are to be held in Tamil Nadu next year in 2026. Amit Shah, who is called Chanakya of BJP, has announced that DMK will be ousted from power in Tamil Nadu after the assembly elections. At the same time, DMK chief Stalin has always said that language is important for cultural identity. He has consistently said that if any language survives, culture and identity will also survive. Stalin had also clarified that DMK does not oppose Hindi as a language, but stands strongly against its implementation in Tamil Nadu. He also accused BJP of promoting Hindi and Sanskrit in education and government policies. The DMK Chief had also claimed that this makes Tamil and English languages spoken in the state secondary.
