Who opposed Hindi as national language?

From 1946 to 1950, there were sporadic agitations against Hindi by the Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) and Periyar. Whenever the government introduced Hindi as a compulsory language in schools, anti-Hindi protests happened and succeeded in stopping the move.

Who is an anti national?

It is a connotation for anti-Indian sentiment in an Indian citizen, suggesting anti-government or seditious behavior (however outside of the sedition law Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code).

Is Hindi our national language or not?

Just to clear the record, Hindi is not the national language. It is just one of the official languages of the country. Article 343 of the Constitution, which came into effect in January 1950, stated that “the official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script”.

When was CN Annadurai died?

February 3, 1969
C. N. Annadurai/Date of death

Which state in India opposes Hindi language?

Tamil Nadu is the only state which opposes Hindi, due to their mindset. They not only oppose Hindi, they hate Hindi. (proof- all the Hindi signboards in Chennai are destroyed) And funny part of it is, they say our Tamil is 4000 year old language, so we don’t want Hindi. And they respect and love English.

Should Hindi be made as the national language of India?

Making majoritarian language as the national language is unconstitutional. English is an international language and is spoken by most of the Indians. So, if Hindi is made as the national language, people who cannot speak Hindi will be at disadvantage in many things such as getting government jobs, understanding circulars etc.

What is the history of anti-Hindi protests in India?

During 1946–50, there were sporadic agitations against Hindi by the Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) and Periyar. Whenever the government introduced Hindi as a compulsory language in schools, anti-Hindi protests happened and succeeded in stopping the move.

Why does Tamil Nadu oppose the Hindi language?

Tamil Nadu is the only state which opposes Hindi, due to their mindset. They not only oppose Hindi, they hate Hindi.(proof- all the Hindi signboards in Chennai are destroyed) And funny part of it is, they say our Tamil is 4000 year old language, so we don’t want Hindi. And they respect and love English.