Chennai: The founder chief of Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), S. Ramadoss, has known as upon the Tamil Nadu authorities to carry in laws to make Tamil the compulsory medium of instruction in schools throughout the state.
The PMK chief stated that Section (F) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE), 2009 says that “Mother tongue must be the medium of instruction as far as practicable”.
In a press release launched right here on Monday (June 7), Ramadoss known as upon the state authorities to carry in an modification to take away the “as far as practicable” phrase in Section (F) of the RTE Act and ship it for approval to the President of India.
He urged the state authorities to carry in laws making Tamil as a compulsory medium of instruction in a phased method and cross the laws in the primary session of the Assembly.
The PMK chief additionally welcomed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.Okay. Stalin’s assertion that he would work onerous to get official language standing for all languages listed in the eighth schedule of the Constitution, together with Tamil.
Ramadoss additionally stated that the state authorities ought to be certain that the excessive courts and the Supreme Court settle for the federal government`s laws to make Tamil a compulsory medium of instruction.
(inputs from company)
