Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Kanimozhi Kanimozhi Karunanidhi wrote to the AYUSH ministry on August 22, seeking the suspension of AYUSH Secretary Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha over allegations of Hindi imposition on doctors.
Kotecha had reportedly told non-Hindi speaking doctors to leave a virtual training session for master trainers that had been organised by the Ministry of AYUSH.
The incident has sparked a huge furor in Tamil Nadu and reignited Hindi imposition debate and allegations in the political circuit.
Kanimozhi tweeted the letter she wrote to AYUSH Minister Shripad Yesso Naik informing him about the incident and justifying why action must be taken against the AYUSH secretary.
My letter to the Honorable Union Minister @shripadynaik on the reported hindi imposition.#StopHindiImposition pic.twitter.com/Wzlib2f9fl— Kanimozhi (கனிமொழி) (@KanimozhiDMK) August 22, 2020
She also said: “The govt should place the secretary under suspension and initiate appropriate disciplinary proceedings. How long is this attitude of excluding non-Hindi speakers to be tolerated?”
Congress leaders Karti Chidambaram and S Jothimani also raised their voices against the issue and demanded appropriate punitive action against the concerned official.
The latter also urged the AYUSH ministry to ensure English is used as a medium of instruction in future training sessions.
This incident comes only days after Kanimozhi had accused a CISF personnel of questioning her nationality over lack of fluency and understanding of the Hindi language.
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