Chennai: The Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa has strongly opposed the Universities Grants Commission (UGC)'s circular for compulsory Hindi in the colleges. In a statement she said "the UGC circular is unacceptable and illegal. The circular wouldn't apply for Tamil Nadu universities. Tamil Nadu universities under state government control would continue to offer Tamil or other languages under part I. The official languages act says no Hindi imposition on non Hindi states. Official languages act says centre should communicate in English with the non-Hindi states."
She has also hit back at the DMK saying that its double speak has been exposed. She said "the DMK was silent when the Kendriya Hindi Samiti has it decided in 2011."
The DMK and the NDA allies PMK and MDMK have also opposed the circular earlier. The circular asks universities to teach Hindi and English as main subjects at the graduation level.
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