Jan 25 - Language Martyrs Day (Anti-Hindi Agitation Tamilnadu)

[manlion]

Tiruchy Martyr Whose Death Gave Birth to Student Protests -The New Indian Express

 

[Rajput_Pakistani]

@manlion can you please tell further details about this incident?

 

[bongbang]

My sympathy for Tamil people. We also gave blood for our language

 

[karakoram]

who killed who and why ?

 

[manlion]

@manlion can you please tell further details about this incident?

Hindi was to become the sole official language of India on January 26, 1965. Tamils objected for various reasons , primarily the subjugation of North Indian over Tamils.

On 25 January, a full- scale riot broke out in the southern city of Madurai , Massive protest rallies were held on January 27 all over Tamilnadu. Tamil Nadu Students Anti-Hindi Agitation Committee announced an indefinite strike. There was public support for the strike. A rebellion was brewing in Tamil Nadu.

The mass participation in the Anti-Hindi Imposition Protests and the extent of public support to the students sent chills through the veins of Hindi politicians who dominated the Indian Parliament and thus the Indian Government. Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, Home Minister Gulzarilal Nanda and the subservient Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Bhaktavatsalam (who also belonged to the same Congress Party) decided to put down the anti-Hindi protests with brute force. Indian Army soldiers, Central Reserve Police and out-of-state police were rushed into Tamil Nadu. Soldiers and police shot indiscriminately into crowds of unarmed demonstrators killing “uncounted number” of protesters, maiming many and otherwise wounding many more. Many towns and cities had the blood of Tamil martyrs spilled on their streets. This went on until
February 13 . Unable to stop the demonstrations, even with such brute force, Chief Minister Bhaktavatsalam and Indian Government Minister Subramaniam (from Tamilnadu) promised that they would work for the enactment of laws to prevent Hindi imposition. Students called off the strike.

Anti-Hindi agitations of Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jan 25 is declared as Language Martyrs Day - to mark the 1st martyr, 27 yr old youth , Chinnasamy who set himself on fire in the early hours of January 25, 1964 in front of the Tiruchy junction railway station, shouting the slogan, “Down with Hindi, long live Tamil” all along the way.

 

[Echo_419]

Can South Indian members kindly demolish these lies propagated by this Idiot @sreekumar

 

[manlion]

who killed who and why ?

Indian Army soldiers and Central Reserve Police shot Tamils protesting against India's declaration of Hindi as the National language

Can South Indian members kindly demolish these lies propagated by this Idiot @sreekumar

CHENNAI: AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday called upon the party students' wing to pay homage to those who died during the 1965 anti-Hindi agitation in Tamil Nadu.

In a statement, Jayalalithaa recalled the agitation which started on January 25, 1965 against imposition of Hindi. "It is our bounden duty to pay homage to those who were killed in the agitation and the members of the students' wing should pay floral homage to the photos of the agitators," she said.

The AIADMK chief asked the student wing members to take out rallies in district headquarters. She also asked ministers and party office-bearers to pay homage to the anti-Hindi agitators in their respective districts.

Jayalalithaa asks party students' wing to pay homage to 'martyrs' of anti-Hindi agitation - The Times of India

 

[Echo_419]

Indian Army soldiers and Central Reserve Police shot Tamils protesting against India's declaration of Hindi as the National language

CHENNAI: AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday called upon the party students' wing to pay homage to those who died during the 1965 anti-Hindi agitation in Tamil Nadu.

In a statement, Jayalalithaa recalled the agitation which started on January 25, 1965 against imposition of Hindi. "It is our bounden duty to pay homage to those who were killed in the agitation and the members of the students' wing should pay floral homage to the photos of the agitators," she said.

The AIADMK chief asked the student wing members to take out rallies in district headquarters. She also asked ministers and party office-bearers to pay homage to the anti-Hindi agitators in their respective districts.

Jayalalithaa asks party students' wing to pay homage to 'martyrs' of anti-Hindi agitation - The Times of India

No one is denying that the riots took place but you are Propagating Riots into some sort of Massacre

 

[anilindia]

Agitation mishanded by police. Not riots.

 

[wolfschanzze]

Can South Indian members kindly demolish these lies propagated by this Idiot @sreekumar

He is an Idiot, i am from South India, Nobody hates Hindi, Infact nowadays they are eager to learn Hindi because due to Employment many South Indians are based in North India and North Indians in south India.
Hell, most of south Indian langauges are based on Sanskrit.This is idiot is talking about what happened some 50 years ago, nobody cares for Dravidian parties nowadays its a dead ideology and all its bogus theories were dismantled and debunked.
Only the commies and some Dravidian parties peddle this shit,to stay relevant.
The OP himself is a Sri lankan Muslim,wtf is he talking about Tamil people or South indians.

 

[Echo_419]

He is an Idiot, i am from South India, Nobody hates Hindi, Infact nowadays they are eager to learn Hindi because due to Employment many South Indians are based in North India and North Indians in south India.
Hell, most of south Indian langauges are based on Sanskrit.This is idiot is talking about what happened some 50 years ago, nobody cares for Dravidian parties nowadays its a dead ideology and all its bogus theories were dismantled and debunked.
Only the commies and some Dravidian parties peddle this shit,to stay relevant.
The OP himself is a Sri lankan Muslim,wtf is he talking about Tamil people or South indians.

Thought so thx for clarifying & the communists as usual are in 1 more bad thing

 

[manlion]

Total Recall

April 13, 1963
Union Home Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri tables the Official Languages Act, making it compulsory for State governments to enact laws in Hindi

October 13, 1963
DMK holds anti-Hindi conference, announces dates for stir

November 17, 1963
DMK begins anti-Hindi agitations in the form of rallies, picketing and black flag demonstrations

January 25, 1964
First self immolation against Hindi imposition. DMK cadre Chinnasamy from Kizhapazhuvur self-immolates

January 25, 1965
Students begin State-wide stir on first death anniversary of Chinnasamy, burn copies of Indian Constitution. Students attacked with sickles by Congress workers at Madurai

January 27, 1965
Annamalai Univ student Rajendran killed in police firing at Chidambaram

10, February 1965
Indian army units brought in to suppress the anti-Hindi agitations-students killed in army firing at Kumarapalayam, Pollachi and Tirupur

February 22, 1965
Union I&B Minister Indira Gandhi seeks amendment in the Official Languages Act to ensure continuation of English as official language

 

[GR!FF!N]

sole official language of India

wrong.Indian Govt clarified that there is o "Sole Official Language/National Language" in India.there are 17 languages which bears the same importance of Official Language.the reason mainly was with the problem of dropping English as Official Language.

Languages with official status in India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

and the incident you mentioned was not like that you've mentioned.

 

[punit]

Total Recall

April 13, 1963
Union Home Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri tables the Official Languages Act, making it compulsory for State governments to enact laws in Hindi

October 13, 1963
DMK holds anti-Hindi conference, announces dates for stir

November 17, 1963
DMK begins anti-Hindi agitations in the form of rallies, picketing and black flag demonstrations

January 25, 1964
First self immolation against Hindi imposition. DMK cadre Chinnasamy from Kizhapazhuvur self-immolates

January 25, 1965
Students begin State-wide stir on first death anniversary of Chinnasamy, burn copies of Indian Constitution. Students attacked with sickles by Congress workers at Madurai

January 27, 1965
Annamalai Univ student Rajendran killed in police firing at Chidambaram

10, February 1965
Indian army units brought in to suppress the anti-Hindi agitations-students killed in army firing at Kumarapalayam, Pollachi and Tirupur

February 22, 1965
Union I&B Minister Indira Gandhi seeks amendment in the Official Languages Act to ensure continuation of English as official language

lool fake sode who do not even know how tamil script look like !

 

[Sriram]

Salute to the martyrs. We will not stop till all languages in 8th schedule get same rights as bimaru hindi and english..we will not allow imposition of backward UP culture in TN.. I also wish Pakistanis get rid of urdu/hindi as its just a backward UP/Bihar culture and should promote their native languages