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\"\"Coimbatore,: In Tamil Nadu, government hospitals in Coimbatore and Karur halted distribution of medicine covers after an uproar over dosage instructions printed in Hindi, seen as part of Hindutva-driven language policy by BJP-ruled New Delhi. Tamil Nadu is ruled by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) with C. Joseph Vijay as Chief Minister.<\/p>\n

The controversy erupted after DMK leader T R B Rajaa shared photographs of covers distributed at Karur facility, accusing authorities of enforcing Delhi’s language formula in public healthcare network.<\/p>\n

Officials claimed the sponsored pouches printed via Chinthamani Cooperative Society had been in use for over 18 months, including during previous DMK tenure, and said directives were issued to halt distribution.<\/p>\n

The incident follows suspension of two highway officials on October 03 for using Hindi on a signboard on Satthankulam-Nazareth State Highway in Tuticorin, in violation of Tamil Nadu’s official two-language policy of Tamil and English.<\/p>\n

The developments highlight growing resistance in South India to Hindi imposition, viewed as an instrument of RSS-BJP’s cultural hegemony aimed at eroding linguistic diversity and federal ethos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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