Tamil Nadu: Celebs and DML post pictures wearing anti-Hindi & pro-Tamil slogans on Twitter

People of Tamil Nu took to social media to share pictures wearing T-shirts with anti-Hindi and pro-Tamil slogans. purported 'imposition of Hindi' in state sparked a debate over langus. Actor Shirish Saravanan posted a picture of himself and music composer Yuvan Sankar Raja wearing t-shirts with anti-Hindi slogans on September 5. Soon after DMK Member of Parliament Kanimozhi took to Twitter to share a similar picture and encourd people to wear t-shirts with anti-Hindi and pro-Tamil slogans and uplo pictures on social media. 

Tamil Nu goes Anti-Hindi & Pro-Tamil

Social media has been flooded with pictures of people wearing t-shirts with anti-Hindi and pro-Tamil slogans since actor Shirish Saravanan, also kwn as Metro Shirish posted a picture with Yuvan Sankar Raja. In picture, two can be seen wearing t-shirts that re 'Hindi riyathu poda' (I don't kw Hindi) and 'I am a Tamil pesum Indian' (I am a Tamil speaking Indian). 

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DMK MP Kanimozhi also posted a similar picture with a comment that re, "A spark is eugh to ignite a sentiment. When we printed Tshirts, in era of blatant Hindi imposition, we didn't kw that youngsters would respond passionately like our forefars in fighting discriminatory practices. Thank you."

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Earlier in August, DMK's Kanimozhi claimed that a CISF constable at Chennai Airport questioned her nationality over langu problems. As per media reports, Kanimozhi could t understand what constable said when she spoke in Hindi and requested costable to speak in Tamil or English. Following this, constable asked DMK MP if she was an Indian or t as she did t kw Hindi. 

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Anti-Hindi Protests in Tamil Nu

During pre and post-independence period, Tamil Nu has seen several anti-Hindi agitations from 1937 to 1950. Hindi and Tamil led to a major divide in political parties of Tamil Nu as well. re were several or anti-Hindi agitations in Tamil Nu in 1963, 1965, 1968,1986 and 2014. Tamil Nu saw several mass protests, riots, student and political movements over Hindi and Tamil. 

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