Chennai, Aug 10: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi, speaking in Lok Sabha on the second day of discussion on the no-confidence motion mved by the Opposition parties against the Narendra Modi government, urged the prime minister to stop “imposing” Hindi on South Indians.
Kanimozhi questioned PM Modi’s decision of installing golden sceptre called ‘Sengol’ in the Parliament saying that the Prime Minister did not know Tamil Nadu history.
She said, “You (PM Modi) brought the sengol to the new Parliament with big pomp and show, saying it belongs to the Chola tradition. You don’t know Tamil Nadu history properly. Have you heard about Pandiyan sengol? The Pandiyan sengol which burned and shattered when the king failed the people. Please stop imposing Hindi on us and read Cilappatikaram [earliest Tamil epic], it has a lot of lessons to teach you all.”
Speaking on the India bloc delegation which visited violence-hit Manipur, Kanimozhi said that there were hundreds of relief camps in Manipur but there was no food.
She said during the no-confidence motion discussion, “We went there to say – INDIA (opposition bloc) stands with you (people of Manipur). We would like to see if the government stands with them.”