Flaunting Hindi skills
Two AIADMK candidates — Singai G Ramachandran in Coimbatore and L Thangavel in Karur — are seeking votes by flaunting their knowledge in Hindi. They do this to drive home their point that they can effectively raise people’s issues in Parliament, even if it means speaking in Hindi, the “imposition” of which is a political issue in Tamil Nadu. Their refrain is that they can speak in Tamil and English in Parliament and if needed, they can switch to Hindi as they have command over the language.
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(Published 28 March 2024, 13:07 IST)