Rahul Gandhi Targets Centre In Tamil Nadu; BJP And DMK Hit Back Over Language Row

Tamil Nadu's language politics has intensified into a major face-off after Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, addressed students at the Chhatro Ki Goonj event in Chennai. Gandhi accused the Centre of attacking Tamil identity, language imposition through the withholding of funds under the new education policy, centralization via NEET causing an 87 percent fall in Tamil medium students' share of MBBS seats, and RSS control of universities. The BJP rejected the charges, citing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's global outreach for Tamil culture and translation initiatives, while the DMK also pushed back against Congress lecturing it on Tamil identity.