Overview

• According to multiple reports, the state government plans to present the bill in the Assembly today to counter what it calls Hindi imposition.
• The proposal targets the use of Hindi in public advertisements, hoardings, cinema and songs across Tamil Nadu.
• An emergency meeting with legal experts was held the previous night to review the legislation for constitutional compliance.
• Senior DMK leader TKS Elangovan said the government would abide by the Constitution and reiterated opposition to the imposition of Hindi.
• BJP leader Vinoj Selvam condemned the move as a political distraction, citing controversies such as the Foxconn investment and recent court cases, as the step follows earlier language assertions and disputes over the NEP and three-language formula.