He asserted that Tamil Nadu would continue to follow its long-standing two-language policy of Tamil and English, rejecting any attempt to impose Hindi through the National Education Policy (NEP).
He said attempts to promote Hindi in the name of employment were aimed at making it easier to dominate people, impose a particular culture and narrate history through one language.
Earlier in the day, the deputy chief minister visited Nagore and inaugurated the EM Nagore Hanifa Centenary Park near the Silladi Dargah for public use.