Union Minister Shares Letter By Tamil Nadu On PM SHRI Schools, DMK Holds Ground

New Delhi:

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan shared a letter from the Tamil Nadu school education department that said the southern state was “very keen” to set up PM SHRI Schools, as the Union Minister launched a counter-attack against the DMK over allegations that he misled parliament.

Criticising Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK government for “playing politics” over the three-language initiative in the New Education Policy (NEP), Mr Pradhan in parliament said the party led by Chief Minister MK Stalin was “dishonest”.

“They (DMK) are dishonest. They are not committed to the students of Tamil Nadu. They are ruining the future of Tamil Nadu students. Their only job is to raise language barriers. They are doing politics. They are making mischief. They are undemocratic and uncivilised,” Mr Pradhan said in the Lok Sabha.

In response, the DMK initiated a pr