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P Chidambaram Urges Effective Implementation Of Tamil Nadu TwoLanguage Policy
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News18•11-10-2026, 22:30
P Chidambaram Urges Effective Implementation Of Tamil Nadu TwoLanguage Policy
- •Congress leader P Chidambaram emphasized that Tamil Nadu is two-language policy should be actively implemented in practice rather than remaining confined to paper.
- •He stressed that students, particularly the younger generation, should be able to speak and pronounce both Tamil and English fluently.
- •Chidambaram called for the appointment of trained Tamil and English teachers in all schools across the state.
- •The remarks follow Governor Vishwanath Arlekar is address to the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly reaffirming the government is commitment to the two-language policy.
- •Tamil Nadu continues its long-standing opposition to the National Education Policy 2020 and the three-language formula.
Key Questions Answered
Congress leader P Chidambaram urged that Tamil Nadu's two-language policy should be effectively implemented in practice rather than staying confined to paper, ensuring students speak both Tamil and English fluently.
The two-language policy has been followed in Tamil Nadu since a resolution passed by the Legislative Assembly in 1968 under former Chief Minister C.N. Annadurai.
Tamil Nadu maintains a long-standing opposition to the National Education Policy 2020 and the Centre-backed three-language formula, committing instead to continue teaching only Tamil and English.
