Tamil actor-politician Vijay on Wednesday tore into the ongoing 'Hindi imposition' clash between the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre. (Express File)Tamil actor-politician Vijay on Wednesday tore into the ongoing ‘Hindi imposition’ clash between the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre, likening their feud to “a fight among kindergarten students.”Speaking at the first-anniversary celebration of his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), in Mahabalipuram, Vijay accused both parties of trivialising the language issue while secretly maintaining a “setting” (covert understanding) on the matter.The Tamil superstar, seen as a dark horse in next year’s assembly election, accused both parties of orchestrating the confrontation over the National Education Policy (NEP) and the three-language formula.“One sings, the other dances—both in perfect sync. This is not a real fight but a performance to maintain the status quo. Meanwhile, the people’s concerns remain ignored,” Vijay said, adding, “Tamil Nadu’s people are smart. They don’t need to be educated on this—they already know about the BJP-DMK ‘setting’ on the language issue.”He further criticised both parties for reducing serious policy debates to mere “hashtag competitions” on social media. “What bro, it is very wrong bro,” the actor quipped in his signature style, drawing laughter and applause.Vijay’s attack on Hindi PolicyVijay reiterated TVK’s firm opposition to the imposition of another language, calling it a violation of federal principles and Tamil Nadu’s self-respect.“We respect all languages. Anyone can learn any language if they want—it’s their right. But no language can be imposed on us,” he asserted. He avoided explicitly naming Hindi in his speech.Story continues below this adThe controversy erupted after reports suggested Union government was likely to withhold education funds if Tamil Nadu refused to adopt the National Education Policy (NEP) and its three-language formula. The DMK retaliated, with Chief Minister MK Stalin and his son, Udhayanidhi Stalin, vowing to fight another ‘language war.’What is the ‘language war’?Tamil Nadu’s resistance to the three-language formula is not new. The state, since the 1960s, has consistently upheld its two-language policy of Tamil and English, resisting impositions of Hindi as a third language.The “language war” refers to the DMK’s anti-Hindi agitation in 1965, when the Dravidian party successfully campaigned against the alleged imposition of the language on the Tamil people.The Navodaya Vidyalayas, a network of central schools implementing the three-language policy, have not been established in Tamil Nadu due to widespread opposition.Story continues below this adHowever, Vijay dismissed both parties’ outrage as political theatrics, claiming their confrontation was staged to mislead the people.© IE Online Media Services Pvt LtdTags:Tamil Nadu