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LANGUAGE ROW

As Hindi-Tamil controversy refuses to dies,

Home Minister Amit Shah hits out at DMK

Narendra Modi government has set up Indian Languages Section which will

work to enhance the use of all Indian languages

OUR BUREAU you do not have the courage to trans-
late medical and engineering study
New Delhi
material into Tamil...You cannot do
itting out at DMK over its this. When an NDA government
opposition to the three-lan- comes to power (in Tamil Nadu), we
Hguage formula, Union Home will provide medical and engineering
Minister Amit Shah on Friday said course in Tamil, in Tamil Nadu,” he
no attempt should be made to divide said.
the nation on the basis of language The Home Minister said that
and that the Tamil Nadu government Hindi has no competition with any
“does not have the courage” to trans- other Indian language and is a friend
late medical and engineering study of all Indian languages. “I would like
material into Tamil. to tell those who spread poison in
Amit Shah, who was replying the name of language that you like
to the debate in the Rajya Sabha on languages from thousands of kilo-
the working of his ministry, said that metres away but you do not language
from December, he will have written of India...I have said this again and
correspondence with citizens, Chief again Hindi has no competition with
Ministers, and Members of Parlia- any other Indian language. Hindi is
ment in their respective languages. Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks in the Rajya Sabha a friend of all Indian languages, all
“I would like to say something so Indian languages strengthen from
that those who divide the country in in New Delhi on Friday (ANI Photo/Sansad TV) Hindi and Hindi strengthens from all
the name of language do not get their Indian languages,” he said.
agenda. Under the Department of language,” Amit Shah said. Guajrat, Nirmala Sitharanan from He also said that the BJP will
Official Languages, Narendra Modi Without naming DMK, he ac- Tamil Nadu. How can we oppose expose DMK’s “wrongdoings” by vis-
government has set up Indian Lan- cused it of using language issue to this? What are you saying?” he said. iting every village and engaging with
guages Section which will work to en- hide scams. Amit Shah said when an NDA the public.
hance the use of all Indian languages “This is a strong reply to those government comes to power in Tamil There has been a stalemate be-
- Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, who run their shops in the name of Nadu, it will provide medical and en- tween the Centre and the Tamil Nadu
Punjabi, Assamese, Bengali, all lan- language to hide their corruption... gineering course in Tamil. “We have government over the implementation
guages. After December, I will have What are they saying? That we op- worked for languages...I would like of the three-language formula as part
written correspondence with citizens, pose languages of the south? How to tell Tamil Nadu Government - we of the National Education Policy
CMs, Ministers and MPs in their own can this be possible?...I come from have been saying for two years that (NEP) 2020.

NO NOTICE TO X OR GROK OVER HINDI SLANG REPLY: SOURCES

he Ministry of Electronics and Information Previous advisories sent to the social media by humanity, according to Grok. As per the chat-
Technology has not sent notice to the mi- MeiTY are still valid, they added. bot its goal is to assist users.
Tcro-blogging platform X (formerly Twitter) “Meity has not sent any notice to Grok or X. The policies of the Government are aimed
and its Artificial Intelligence vertical Grok over Meity is in talks with X and Grok to understand at ensuring an open, safe, trusted and account-
the chatbot purportedly using Hindi slang in its what law it is violating,” a source said. able internet for users in the country.
reply and is in talks with the two platforms to Media reports, citing sources, had earlier said The government had urged social media in-
understand what law it is violating, government that the IT Ministry is in touch with X over Grok termediaries to act quickly against fake content
sources said on Thursday. and using Hindi slang in response to questions and to build public trust in grievance officers.
The sources said that Meity officials are in- comments. It was also emphasized that GACs must
teracting with X officials and examining at what Grok, an AI chatbot developed by xAI helps work efficiently to resolve issues promptly, en-
stage it specifically violated and which Indian law to answer user’s questions and provide helpful in- suring users can navigate the internet safely and
has been violated. sights, often with a dash of outside perspective on with confidence.

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