Slamming the BJP-led Union Government for its persistence with imposing Hindi by disregarding Tamil and other languages and washing its hands off Manipur, the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday charged the Centre with usurping the legitimate rights of the states.
The DMK's High-Level Working Committee, presided by Chief Minister and party president MK Stalin, accused the Modi government if having failed in various fronts and presented a litany of charges. Of the six resolutions passed at the meeting, four were directed against the centre.
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