Tamils began protesting against Hindi as early as 1938. The Congress, which had come to power in the then Madras Presidency under C Rajagopalachari, had made Hindi compulsory in schools. Tamils saw this as a cultural invasion that could render their mother tongue a secondary language on their own territory. Life has come full circle for Tamils. Today, Hindi is the most popular third language for the younger generation to learn across the state.
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