Coimbatore: Tirupur MP Subbarayan on Monday asked the United States to make Tamil a mandatory subject for students in class I to X in Kendriya Vidyalaya School in the state.
In a petition for the Minister of Education Union Dharmendra Pradhan, Subbarayan said that most of the 49 Kendriya Vidyalaya schools in the state did not teach Tamil as subjects.
“Schools have followed Formula Three-Language – English and Hindi as compulsory from class I to XII.
Sanskrit is taught from class VI to VII and proceed to be optional to class X.
According to the rules, if there is a minimum of 20 students who choose to study Tamil, the arrangement must be made to teach it.
It is very important, “said the petition.” The school has 109 Hindi teachers and 59 Sanskrit teachers, but there is no Tamil teacher.
This is linguist discrimination, “Subbarayan said.
“Tamil is the first language, which is classified as a classic language.
This is one classic language that lasted a long time in the world.
The inclusion of regional languages ​​in the curriculum and makes it mandatory to learn regional language will ensure social inclusion and strengthen national solidarity.”