DMK says BJP's 'torn slipper' remark an 'insult' to anti-Hindi agitation
The DMK said that the Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai's criticism of its anti-Hindi agitation, which he likened to an "old, worn-out slipper", was an "insult to the martyrs" who fought for the state language. DMK hits out at BJP's K Annamalai During a campaign event on Saturday, Annamalai said, "People of Sriperambudur should understand that someone is still talking about what was said in 1980. Hindi-Sanskrit, North-South, this-that. They still haven’t thrown away such old, torn slippers. This is DMK." Hitting out the BJP state chief's remark, DMK spokesperson Saravanan said, "He insulted the martyrs of the language war. Tamil Nadu has a great history of waging a war against Hindi imposition." He also questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence on Annamalai's remarks. "Why hasn't PM Modi condemned it? Annamalai has compared it (anti-Hindi agitation) to torn sandals. This is the respect people have for Tamil...