Thangam Thennarasu condemns Southern Railway for giving centre stage to Hindi in Sivakasi railway station nameboards

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The caller   nameboard for Sivakasi railway presumption    successful  which Hindi has replaced Tamil successful  the centre has received condemnation from State Finance Minister and DMK leader, Thangam Thennarasu.

The caller nameboard for Sivakasi railway presumption successful which Hindi has replaced Tamil successful the centre has received condemnation from State Finance Minister and DMK leader, Thangam Thennarasu. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Tamil Nadu Finance Minister and DMK Virudhunagar North territory caput Thangam Thennarasu, has condemned Southern Railway for relegating Tamil successful the sanction boards of Sivakasi railway station.

In his societal media post, Mr. Thennarasu has said that Hindi arsenic been fixed value “pushing Tamil back” successful the nameboards.

He has besides posted a photograph of 1 of the caller nameboards of the presumption successful which Hindi has taken the centre stage. In the aged nameboards, English was connected the top, Tamil sanction was successful the centre and Hindi was astatine the bottom.

However, successful the caller nameboards, Tamil was enactment successful the apical and Hindi has got the prominence successful the centre and English has been enactment astatine the bottom.

“Southern Railway should springiness up its indirect effort connected Hindi imposition by respecting the linguistic sentiments of the people,” helium said successful the societal media post.

“Tamil is the first, elder and main (language)” his station read.

Published - February 04, 2026 08:16 p.m. IST

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