"Tamil Nadu 40 Years Ahead Of North States": MDMK MP On Language Row

Amid the language row in Parliament, a Tamil Nadu MP has said the "northern states are 40 years behind" the southern state, and that people from Tamil Nadu dominate almost all spheres because of a two-language formula.

Durai Vaiko, MP from Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) and son of party chief Vaiko, recounted a meeting with Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Mr Vaiko had accompanied Tamil Nadu Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, who urged the Union Minister to release funds under the PM Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme.