Union minister of state for Information amp Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs L Murugan on Tuesday said that owing to politics in Tamil Nadu he was unable to learn Hindi and whatever Hindi he learnt it was after he came to Delhi He also said that learning Hindi is his right Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the Kashi Tamil Sangamam 40 L Murugan said Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan ji brought the New Education Policy under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi But owing to politics in our Tamil Nadu I was unable to learn Hindi Whatever Hindi I learnt it was after coming to Delhi My Hindi is broken one and please forgive me if there is any mistake The Union minister also said that he would not speak about politics from this stage But why I am being denied the opportunity to learn Hindi I will learn Hindi it is my right But there are no opportunities there apparently referring to Tamil Nadu Murugan said The three-language formula recommended by the NEP has been at the centre of controversy with Tamil Nadu refusing to implement it alleging imposition of Hindi by the Centre The Centre has however refuted Tamil Nadus charge Dharmendra Pradhan and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath jointly inaugurated the fourth edition of the Kashi-Tamil Sangamam 40 on Tuesday Kashi Tamil Sangamam 40 which began today at Namo Ghat in Varanasi features an exhibition organised by the Central Bureau of Communications Lucknow a unit of the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting highlighting the life philosophies of great personalities from Kashi and Tamil Nadu and the work being undertaken by the Central Government for public welfare an official statement said Earlier Dr L Murugan inaugurated the exhibition after which it was opened to the public and will continue until December 15 On the first day of the exhibition Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi Dharmendra Pradhan Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry K Kailashnathan Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak and many other dignitaries visited the exhibition Adityanath said that through this the people will be aware of the cultures of Kashi and Tamil as well as the efforts being made by the government for public welfare The photo exhibition also depicted the contributions and achievements of great personalities of Tamil Nadu and Kashi in nation-building This edition of the Sangamam is anchored in Let Us Learn Tamil Tamil Karkalam placing Tamil language learning and linguistic unity at the centre of the Sangamam an official statement said
