Politics · India · 20 hrs ago
BJP rejects Rahul Gandhi’s claim that Tamil is under attack
The BJP has pushed back against claims Rahul Gandhi made during a recent visit to Chennai.
Gandhi said Tamil was under attack with the introduction of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, or NEET.
BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said the Tamil language had received respect under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.
He also rejected a comparison between a recent barricade and the Emergency, when he said fundamental rights were suspended and about 125,000 people were jailed.
The dispute brings together questions about language, education and how political leaders describe government actions in India.
Trivedi also challenged Congress to match the Centre’s record on Tamil culture, but no next step in the dispute was given.
The BJP rejected Rahul Gandhi’s claim that Tamil is under attack.
BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi called Gandhi’s allegation about the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) completely wrong.
Trivedi said Tamil had received full respect under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.
He also rejected Gandhi’s comparison between a recent barricade and the Emergency.
The BJP accused Gandhi of making baseless allegations during his recent visit to Chennai.
- Who
- Rahul Gandhi made the claim; BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi rejected it.
- What
- The BJP rejected Gandhi’s claim that Tamil is under attack, including in connection with NEET.
- When
- Gandhi made the claim during a recent visit to Chennai; the BJP responded on Sunday.
- Where
- Gandhi’s claim was made in Chennai. Trivedi addressed reporters in New Delhi.
- Why
- The BJP said Tamil had received full respect under the Modi government and called Gandhi’s allegation wrong.
Rahul Gandhi
Bharatiya Janata Party
Tamil language and NEET
Rahul Gandhi
Gandhi claimed Tamil is under attack with the coming of NEET.
Bharatiya Janata Party
Trivedi said the claim was completely wrong and that Tamil had received full respect under Modi’s tenure.
Barricading and the Emergency
Rahul Gandhi
Gandhi compared recent barricading with the Emergency.
Bharatiya Janata Party
Trivedi said the comparison was a mockery of democracy, citing the Emergency’s suspension of fundamental rights and imprisonment of opposition members.
Rahul Gandhi claimed that Tamil was under attack with the coming of NEET.
Sudhanshu Trivedi responded to Gandhi’s claim and rejected the Emergency comparison.
- BJP spokesperson
- Sudhanshu Trivedi
- Claim
- Tamil is under attack with the coming of NEET
- Recent visit
- Chennai
- Barricade
- Trivedi described it as a one kilometre cordon
- Tamil Nadu
- Trivedi said Congress had been out of power there since 1967
What people are saying
The reality is that the Tamil language has received full respect in Prime Minister Modi’s tenure, and efforts were made to take its many dimensions beyond the national level to the international level.
Comparing it to a barricade is a mockery of democracy
You were not speaking the truth then, and you are not speaking the truth today
Sources
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