Chennai, May 21 -- Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) General Secretary Vaiko strongly opposed the PM SHRI three-language scheme and appealed to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay not to allow its implementation in the state, calling it an attempt to impose Hindi on Tamil Nadu.

In a detailed statement, the MDMK General Secretary recalled the anti-Hindi agitations of 1938 and 1965, describing them as historic struggles against Hindi imposition. He said several Tamils sacrificed their lives opposing Hindi imposition.

"The anti-Hindi agitation that erupted in 1938 exploded into a language revolution in 1965. Singa Thamizhan Chinnasamy, Aranganathan, teacher Veerappan, Keeranur Muthu, Sathyamangalam Muthu, Viralimalai Shanmugam, May...