Chennai: BJP ally PMK on Thursday urged the Centre to revoke its decision asking Kendriya Vidyalaya schools to halt teaching German as the third language and switch over to Sanskrit again.
A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting chaired by Union HRD minister Smriti Irani, PMK chief Dr S. Ramadoss said in a statement. Accusing the BJP-led Centre for “language and cultural invasion,” he pointed to moves like Hindi in social media, Sanskrit Week in CBSE schools and celebration of Teachers’ Day as “Guru Utsav” to substantiate his claim.
“The Centre should give up indulging in language and cultural imposition at a time when a lot of development related work is pending,” PMK leader said, adding that efforts should be taken to restore status quo and allow teaching of German language as before in KV schools.
PMK has been continuously accusing the BJP of resorting to imposition of Hindi through several avenues. An initiative of the All India Radio (AIR) to broadcast Hindi content in regional centres in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry kicked up a row recently.
