Dravidar Kazhagam President K Veeramani and MDMK founder Vaiko had flayed the incident at the Chennai airport on Sunday when DMK MP representing Thoothukudi constituency was asked if she was an Indian by a CISF officer when she was asked to give her instructions either in English or Tamil. Had it happened in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu it was shocking and needed to be taken note of, said Veeramani, adding that language was an emotional issue and that national integration could not be achieved by imposing a language on the people.
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The query of the CISF officer reverberated with an inherent urge for Hindi domination and imposition and hence could not be taken lightly, Veeramani said in a statement on Monday. Reacting strongly to the incident, Vaiko, in a statement, said that it was a pointer to the Centre’s desire to thrust Hindi hegemony on others. He said the BJP government had been making a plethora of efforts to achieve Hindi domination all over the country, adding that such efforts would not fructify in Tamil Nadu.
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Officials in the CISF headquarters, New Delhi, say that close to 70 percent of the personnel posted at airports are from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand. For six years, all personnel are posted out of the home zone. Thereafter, for 12 years, they are posted in their home state. Then, the personnel are once again posted outside for another six years.