Tamil Nadu Congress announces black flag protest against Amit Shah during Coimbatore visit

ANI February 25, 2025 245 views

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee has announced black flag protests against Home Minister Amit Shah during his visit to Coimbatore on February 26. TNCC president Selvaperunthagai cited Shah's alleged attacks on Tamil Nadu through three language policy and the New Education Policy as reasons for the protest. Tamil organizations have joined the protest, alleging Hindi imposition by the central government. Shah will be attending Mahashivratri celebrations at the Isha Foundation Yoga Centre alongside Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar.

"He attacked Baba Saheb Ambedkar in the parliament, so whenever he will come to the state, the Congress Committee has decided to protest against him by showing black flags" - Selvaperunthagai, TNCC President
Chennai, February 25: Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president Selvaperunthagai said that they will protest against Home Minister Amit Shah during his visit to Coimbatore on February 26. He stated that the union home minister has been constantly attacking Tamil Nadu with the three language policy and the New Education Policy.

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TNCC cites three language policy and NEP as attacks on Tamil Nadu

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Tamil organizations allege Hindi imposition by central government

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Amit Shah to attend Mahashivratri celebrations at Isha Foundation

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Event features performances by Ajay-Atul and Sounds of Isha

The TNCC chief added that Amit Shah attacked Bhimrao Ambedkar in the Parliament due to which they will protest against the union home minister whenever he visits the state,

"Our Union Home Minister will visit Coimbatore. Democratically we are going to protest against him by showing black flags. He is continuously attacking Tamil Nadu and is against the state government's proposals. Three language policy, the Prime Minister Education Scheme and the New Education Policy. He attacked Baba Saheb Ambedkar in the parliament, so whenever he will come to the state, the Congress Committee has decided to protest against him by showing black flags", Tamil Nadu Congress Committee chief Selvaperunthagai told reporters on Tuesday.

Tamil organisations and state parties called for a protest against Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his visit to Coimbatore on February 26. They will be showing black flags to the union home minister and have alleged that the union government has been constantly trying to impose the Hindi language onto the state whereas the union government has stated that they respect the Tamil language and are not imposing any other language on Tamil Nadu.

Amit Shah will be attending the Mahashivratri celebrations at the Isha Foundation Yoga Centre in Coimbatore along with Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar. The event will begin from 06 pm on February 26 and famous artists such as Ajay-Atul, Muktidan Gadhvi, Paraox, CassMae, Sounds of Isha, Isha Samskriti, and multi-regional artists, will keep the audiences captivated throughout the 12-hour celebration.

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