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Narendra Modi (L); M K Stalin (R)
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday lamented that the Centre "sheds crocodile tears" for Tamil and other South Indian languages while it made hefty allocations for promoting Sanskrit.
Citing a media report claiming that Rs 2,532.59 crore was allocated for the promotion of Sanskrit during the last decade, the Chief Minister said in a post on the social media platform 'X' "Sanskrit gets the crores; Tamil and other South Indian languages get nothing but crocodile tears."
Sanskrit gets the crores; Tamil and other South Indian languages get nothing but crocodile tears.
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) June 24, 2025
போலிப் பாசம் தமிழுக்கு; பணமெல்லாம் சமஸ்கிருதத்துக்கு! https://t.co/sHftajapLt
He further stated, "feigned affection for Tamil and all the money for Sanskrit."