NEW DELHI: DMK MP Kanimozhi on Wednesday accused Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan of "twisting facts" after Tamil Nadu government 's letter of consent was for establishment of PM-SHRI schools was furnished amid the ongoing three-language controversy. Replying to Pradhan on a social media post on X, the DMK MP said that the letter provided by the education minister does not mention accepting the three-language policy or NEP in its entirety "This letter clearly states that Tamil Nadu will accept PM SHRI schools only based on our State Government led-committee’s recommendations and not on your Union Government’s recommendation. Nowhere have we mentioned accepting the three-language policy or NEP in its entirety," Kanimozhi said.
"Whatever is acceptable for Tamil Nadu, we will accept—nothing more, nothing less. Stop twisting facts," she added. This came a day after Pradhan slammed DMK govt on social media and claimed that three-language controversy had been staged by TN govt to earn “brownie points and to revive DMK’s political fortunes”.
The letter dated March 15, 2024 said, “...
the state of Tamil Nadu is very keen to sign the MoU for establishing PM-SHRI schools in the state. In this regard, a state-level committee headed by the school education secretary has been constituted. Based on the recommendations of the committee, the MoU for establishing PM-SHRI schools will be signed by the state before the beginning of the next academic year, 2024-25.
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