Muslim Murasu, March 2013
Two TV channels, Loksabha TV and Rajya Sabha TV, run full telecast of activities in Parliament. Magazines and private TV channels are successful in completely sidelining this. They grab support by showing picture of chaos, sloganeering and bedlam. Even speeches of Prime Minister, Speaker or President are skipped. They portray India as unlivable, violent land. Patriots should seriously think about this.
Parliament debates happen with the deep knowledge of the members. They revolve around introducing legislation that can determine the fate of 120 crore people. People without Hindi knowledge can sit like a doll. They cannot actively participate. They may end up getting isolated. Election that is up in a few months will select 39 Parliamentarians from Tamilnadu. Hindi is needed to get things done in Delhi.
Hindi has been accepted as the functioning language of Indian government. Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttaranchal, Chattisgarh come under Hindi belt. Two hundred Parliamentarians come from here. In South India, ninety members from Karnataka, Andhra and Kerala have moderate knowledge in Hindi. Eleven lakh students are trained in Hindi in Kendriya Vidyalaya schools. Eleven hundred schools lay foundation for future bureaucrats of Central government.
Tamilnadu has been left alone. Bureaucrats and ministers in Central government will show camaraderie when spoken to in Hindi. Hindi is mother tongue for 18 crore people and second language for 30 crore more. TV channels beam images of M.Ps from Tamilnadu sitting clueless, flummoxed for their lack of Hindi knowledge. Dravidians did serious harm to Tamilnadu in 1965. Hindi can work as connecting language between New Delhi and Chennai. Only those with Hindi knowledge should be sent to Parliament. Otherwise step-motherly treatment will continue. There is no use in blaming.
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