BJP leader S Vijayadharani accused Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin of denying poor students the chance to learn Hindi, while Hindi is compulsory in schools run by Stalin’s family. Ahead of the April 23 Assembly elections, the three-language policy has sparked debate, with BJP claiming it will lead in Vilavancode and statewide.

Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu): BJP leader and NDA candidate S Vijayadharani alleged that Chief Minister MK Stalin is deliberately depriving students in the state of the opportunity to learn Hindi.

Vijayadharani also alleged that Hindi is a compulsory subject in schools run by Chief Minister Stalin's family, but they want to deprive poor people of it.

"Members of Stalin's family run a school in Chennai called 'Sunrise'. In that school, Hindi is a compulsory subject. Students studying in that private school are taught Hindi. In such a situation, Stalin should answer why he wants to deprive children from poor families of the opportunity to learn Hindi," she told ANI.

"This is a diluted formula that the Chief Minister keeps bringing up repeatedly. But people know the truth behind it. The Chief Minister has not carried out any public welfare work during his tenure that he can talk about, so he is raising such issues to mislead people and divert their attention," Vijayadharani said.