Overview

• Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin criticized the BJP-led central government for using NEET, the National Education Policy (NEP), and the three-language formula to impose Hindi on Tamil Nadu.
• Speaking at the Government Arts College in Chennai, he called on students to remain vigilant against what he described as threats to Tamil language and education.
• He invoked the legacy of the 1965 anti-Hindi agitations, crediting student protests with safeguarding Tamil identity and culture in the past.
• Udhayanidhi Stalin inaugurated the ₹4.80 crore Kalaignar Kalaiarangam auditorium, named after former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, to emphasize Tamil cultural heritage.
• The DMK government continues to frame the Centre’s policies as federal overreach, linking education reforms to political and cultural challenges.