M.K. Stalin,Chief Minister,Tamil Nadu
In a social media post, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister said that the circular in Hindi was “unjust”, and demanded its “immediate withdrawal”
However, NIA has clarified that under rules company’s advertisements, tender, press releases need to be published in news papers in English, Hindi and regional languages as done by any other Indian public sector organisations
“We respect all regional languages. If, inadvertently, we have hurt any sentiments we sincerely apologise for the same. We believe in promoting diverse and peaceful workplace that values local languages and cultures, said NIA
Chennai/Mumbai:
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has come out strongly against state owned insurance firm New India Assurance for issuing a circular in Hindi, stating “this was a move to impose Hindi on the people of non-Hindi speaking states like Tamil Nadu”.
In a social media post, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister said that the circular was “unjust”, and demanded its “immediate withdrawal”.
Also, he sought an apology from the chairperson of the insurance firm, Neerja Kapoor, “for the disrespect shown towards non-Hindi speaking employees of New India Assurance”.
However, NIA has clarified that under rules company’s advertisements, tender, press releases need to be published in news papers in English, Hindi and regional languages as by any other Indian public sector organisations.
“We respect all regional languages. If, inadvertently, we have hurt any sentiments we sincerely apologise for the same. We believe in promoting diverse and peaceful workplace that values local languages and cultures, said NIA
Stalin said: “We pay our taxes, contribute to the progress of the country, and believe in our rich heritage and this nation’s diversity. Our languages deserve to be treated equally. We will resist any attempt to replace Tamil with Hindi in our land.
“Gone are the days of non-Hindi speaking citizens of India tolerating second-class treatment meted out to them, despite their contribution to propelling India’s growth with their hard work and talent,” he added.
Stalin further said “Tamil Nadu and DMK would do everything under our power to stop Hindi imposition”.
“We will remove the undeserving special status that Hindi enjoys everywhere in the Union government, Railways, Postal Department, banking, and Parliament that affects us and our people on a day-to-day basis,” he added.
With IANS inputs