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TN: DMK workers blacken Hindi letters on Sankarankoil railway station name board

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TN: DMK workers blacken Hindi letters on Sankarankoil railway station name board

Chennai, Feb 24 (IANS) A group of DMK workers, led by Sankarankovil MLA E. Raja, smeared grease over the Hindi letters on the name board of Sankarankoil railway station in Tenkasi district on Monday. The incident follows similar acts of defacement at Pollachi and Palayamkottai railway stations on Sunday. The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has … Read more

Pro-Tamil activists blacken Hindi text on TN railway nameboard

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Pro-Tamil activists blacken Hindi text on TN railway nameboard

Chennai, Feb 23 (IANS) Amid ongoing tensions over language policies in Tamil Nadu, pro-Tamil activists blackened the Hindi text on the name board of Pollachi Junction Railway Station on Sunday. The incident comes against the backdrop of the ruling DMK’s accusations that the Central government is imposing Hindi on the state. The activists defaced the … Read more