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LIC Website Language Change Sparks Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu leaders criticize LIC for displaying Hindi on its website, calling it an imposition on cultural diversity.

  • LIC attributed the default switch to Hindi on its website to a technical glitch, assuring that the issue has been resolved.
  • Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin condemned the language change as 'linguistic tyranny' and a forced imposition of Hindi.
  • Political leaders in Tamil Nadu, including Udhayanidhi Stalin, demanded that the LIC website be accessible in all state languages, not just Hindi and English.
  • The incident has reignited longstanding tensions in Tamil Nadu regarding Hindi imposition, rooted in historical anti-Hindi agitations.
  • LIC has faced criticism from various political figures for not considering the linguistic diversity of its customer base across India.
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