As the two leaders shared a stage in Tamil Nadu capital Chennai, Chief Minister MK Stalin urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make Tamil an official language, on par with Hindi.
Greeting Prime minister, Stalin said Tamil Nadu was a state for inclusive growth, equality and women’s empowerment and called it a “Dravidian model.”
The DMK leader also listed a set of key demands on behalf of the Tamil Nadu government including exemption from NEET and releasing pending GST dues.
Stalin also demanded Tamil be the official language in High Court and Union Govt offices.
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Earlier, after holding a massive roadshow in Chennai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to lay the foundation stones of 11 projects worth over Rs 31,500 crore.