<p>Terming the Centre’s new Draft New education Policy as a “serious attempt” to “impose” Hindi language, Tamil Nadu’s principal opposition, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), on Sunday appointed a high-level team consisting of former ministers and eminent educationists to review the policy.</p>.<p>In a statement, DMK President M K Stalin announced constitution of nine-member team, which he said, would go into the draft report threadbare and submit a report him within ten days.</p>.<p>The team comprises of former Higher Education Minister K Ponmudi, former School Education Minister Thangam Thennarasu and education activist like Prince Rajendra babu as members. The draft education policy which was released in the last week of May triggered a major controversy in non-Hindi states, especially in Tamil Nadu, as it proposed a three-language formula.</p>.<p>Following uproar from people and political parties that outright rejected the draft report, the Centre did a volte-face by withdrawing the controversial portions.</p>.<p>In the statement on Sunday, Stalin said the allocation of funds in the Union Budget to support the appointment of Hindi teachers in non-Hindi speaking States was in "contradiction" to the removal of compulsory Hindi clauses in revised draft education policy issued last month.</p>.<p>"DMK is willing to seek opinions from experts in education on the draft National Education Policy, which is posing a threat to classical language Tamil," Stalin said, adding that the BJP-led Centre was "serious" in somehow imposing the Hindi language.</p>
<p>Terming the Centre’s new Draft New education Policy as a “serious attempt” to “impose” Hindi language, Tamil Nadu’s principal opposition, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), on Sunday appointed a high-level team consisting of former ministers and eminent educationists to review the policy.</p>.<p>In a statement, DMK President M K Stalin announced constitution of nine-member team, which he said, would go into the draft report threadbare and submit a report him within ten days.</p>.<p>The team comprises of former Higher Education Minister K Ponmudi, former School Education Minister Thangam Thennarasu and education activist like Prince Rajendra babu as members. The draft education policy which was released in the last week of May triggered a major controversy in non-Hindi states, especially in Tamil Nadu, as it proposed a three-language formula.</p>.<p>Following uproar from people and political parties that outright rejected the draft report, the Centre did a volte-face by withdrawing the controversial portions.</p>.<p>In the statement on Sunday, Stalin said the allocation of funds in the Union Budget to support the appointment of Hindi teachers in non-Hindi speaking States was in "contradiction" to the removal of compulsory Hindi clauses in revised draft education policy issued last month.</p>.<p>"DMK is willing to seek opinions from experts in education on the draft National Education Policy, which is posing a threat to classical language Tamil," Stalin said, adding that the BJP-led Centre was "serious" in somehow imposing the Hindi language.</p>