Overview
- Pawan Kalyan criticized Tamil Nadu leaders for opposing Hindi while profiting from Tamil films dubbed in Hindi, calling it hypocritical.
- The DMK and AIADMK dismissed Kalyan's claims, reiterating their long-standing opposition to Hindi imposition under the National Education Policy (NEP).
- DMK leaders emphasized that their stance is not against individuals learning Hindi but against forced imposition through central policies.
- Actor-politician Prakash Raj and others accused Kalyan of attempting to impose Hindi and undermining Tamil Nadu's cultural identity.
- Kalyan advocated for India's linguistic diversity, asserting the need for multiple languages, including Tamil, to foster unity and national integrity.