Language row erupts in Lok Sabha: Sitharaman says ‘mocked for learning Hindi in Tamil Nadu’; DMK hits back | India News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: A heated debate over language imposition unfolded in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday after finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that she was mocked in Tamil Nadu for attempting to learn Hindi during her school years.Recalling her student days, Sitharaman said she faced ridicule on the streets of Tamil Nadu for pursuing Hindi. "I was mocked for wanting to learn Hindi in Tamil Nadu. I was told, 'You live in Tamil Nadu and want to learn Hindi, North India's language?' These words still echo in my ears,” she said."Learning Hindi and Sanskrit are perceived as learning some other foreign language and words that they used is people who have come over to this land. Is Tamil Nadu not part of India. So what's wrong in my learning Hindi," the finance minister said.She added that she was calle...