First Day, First Showdown: Tamil Nadu Language War In Parliament

The Tamil Nadu vs centre 'language war' over the National Education Policy (NEP) and its three-language formula, which the southern state views as an 'imposition of Hindi' exploded inside and outside Parliament on Monday with Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan criticising the latter's ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) for "ruining the future of students (from the state)". Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, who has called 'Hindi imposition' an act of "entitled bigots" delivered a feisty response. On X, Mr Stalin told Mr Pradhan to "mind his words" and said, "The Union Education Minister, who thinks of himself as a king and speaks arrogantly, needs to be disciplined!" Watch the full show on NDTV.