Overview
- Marking Language Martyrs’ Day, M.K. Stalin declared Hindi has “no place” in Tamil Nadu “then, now and forever” and said no more lives would be lost over language.
- He paid homage at the Thalamuthu–Natarasan Memorial in Chennai, offering floral tributes to activists who died during the anti‑Hindi agitations.
- Later, he unveiled busts of Thalamuthu and Natarasan at a government complex in Egmore, joined a commemorative rally, and viewed a photo exhibition with senior officials.
- Tamil Nadu reaffirmed its two‑language practice of Tamil and English, with the DMK reiterating concerns that aspects of NEP 2020 enable Hindi imposition.
- The observances invoked the 1964–65 protests that caused multiple deaths and prompted national assurances keeping English as an associate official language.