“I have experienced similar ridicule from government officials and ordinary citizens who insist that I speak Hindi during telephone conversations and sometimes face-to-face conversations,” he tweeted.

The unpleasant experience of DMK MP Ms Kanimozhi at Chennai airport is not unusual.

— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) August 10, 2020

If the Centre sincerely considers Hindi and English to be the official languages of India, they should compel all Central Government agencies and employees to speak both languages.

Those who do not speak Hindi, who are selected for Central Government posts, acquire the language very quickly. But he also asked why Hindi speakers who opt for central services could not learn English.

Kanimozhi tweeted on August 9 that a CISF jawan at Chennai airport had asked her if she was Indian because she did not know Hindi and asked her to speak English or Tamil.

Today at the airport a CISF officer asked me if “I am an Indian” when I asked her to speak to me in tamil or English as I did not know Hindi. I would like to know from when being indian is equal to knowing Hindi.#hindiimposition

— Kanimozhi (கனிமொழி) (@KanimozhiDMK) August 9, 2020

Tamil Nadu has a history of opposing the three-language formula with anti-Hindi agitations that took place in Tamil Nadu (formerly Madras State and part of Madras Presidency) during both pre- and post-Independence periods. Those agitations involved several mass protests, riots, student and political movements in Tamil Nadu concerning the official status of Hindi in the state.

The first anti-Hindi imposition agitation was launched in 1937, in opposition to the introduction of compulsory teaching of Hindi in the schools of Madras Presidency by the first Indian National Congress government led by C. Rajagopalachari (Rajaji). This move was immediately opposed by E. V. Ramasamy (Periyar) and the opposition Justice Party. The agitation, which lasted three years, was multi-faceted and involved fasts, conferences, marches, picketing and protests. The government responded with a crackdown resulting in the deaths of two protesters and the arrests of 1,198 persons including women and children. Mandatory Hindi education was later withdrawn by the British Governor of Madras Lord Erskine in February 1940 after the resignation of the Congress Government in 1939.

The adoption of an official language for the Indian Republic was a hotly debated issue during the framing of the Indian Constitution after India’s Independence from the United Kingdom. After an exhaustive and divisive debate, Hindi was adopted as the official language of India with English continuing as an associate official language for a period of fifteen years, after which Hindi would become the sole official language.

The new Constitution came into effect on 26 January 1950. Efforts by the Indian Government to make Hindi the sole official language after 1965 were not acceptable to many non-Hindi Indian states, who wanted the continued use of English.

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), a descendant of Dravidar Kazhagam, led the opposition to Hindi. To allay their fears, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru enacted the Official Languages Act in 1963 to ensure the continuing use of English beyond 1965. The text of the Act did not satisfy the DMK and increased their scepticism that his assurances might not be honoured by future administrations.

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Recently, investigation officers had recorded statements of three psychiatrists and one psychotherapist in connection with the alleged suicide case of the actor. One among the psychiatrists who recorded his statement informed police officials that the actor was suffering from bipolar disorder.

“The actor used to change his doctors after two to three visits. He has not visited the three psychiatrists more than three times each. The doctor he last visited had given him some medicines for the disease he was diagnosed with but the actor took them for about two months. He had consulted the psychiatrist over the phone during lockdown but he did not follow his advice,” said an officer on request of anonymity, Mid Day reports.

However, the other medical experts revealed that Sushant was leading a stressful life, but they did not claim that he was suffering from bipolar disorder. All the mental health experts who gave their statement informed the police that the actor was in a very stressed state, and was not taking the prescribed medications.

According to reports, the actor had consulted a Mumbai-based British psychotherapist to address his worsening mental state. However, after consulting the psychotherapist, Sushant apparently stopped taking medications as prescribed by psychiatrists.

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In his Facebook post, the director of Ennu Ninte Moideen has said that Vashu Bhagnani Pooja Entertainments, the renowned production house in India, has affirmed to back the film, to be written and directed by Vimal.

A super star will essay the character of Dharma Raja who has written his glory in the annals of the history of Travancore. Vimal is now busy with his second project Karnan. This mega project will in all likelihood be taken up after the completion of Karnan staring Vikram.

The technical expertise of Prajay J Kamat would compliment the virtual production experience done through at Aisole, London along with Pooja entertainments. The film shall be made in Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

In his note director R.S Vimal says, “This is a devotional dedication at the lotus feet of Lord Sree Padmanabhaswamy, Thiruvananthapuram.
Front the backdrop of the legendary history of travancore, comes to life a true hero. The ecstatic crowd puller, the Superstar of Malayalam, has committed to the role.”

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