Thalapathy Vijay's Schools In Chennai Follow 3-Language Policy: Annamalai Slams Actor's 'Hypocrisy'

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai has attacked actor-turned-politician Vijay over his stand on the three-language policy.

Days ago, Vijay criticised the Centre claiming that "enforcing the three-language policy is nothing but an attempt to strip states of their autonomy."

However, Annamalai has now accused the ruling DMK of hypocrisy over its standing on teaching the Hindi language in schools as the schools run by its leaders have adopted the three-language policy. He then questioned Vijay's stand asking him why his English-medium CBSE school located in Padur near Chennai is teaching Hindi, contradicting his political position.

What Annamalai Said?

He said, "TVK chief Vijay runs a CBSE school in Padur. It is called Vijay Vidyashram. See the name, C Joseph Vijay. Who is this C Joseph Vijay? His land has been leased for 35 years from 2017 to 2052 to a trust. The trust is registered under the name of SA Chandrasekhar and the school run by this trust is Vijay Vidyashram. What do some political leaders think - they run CBSE schools and Hindi is taught in these schools, and their own children learn French. Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi's son is studying French. What do these politicians think when they say government school students should only study 2 languages - be it TVK leader Vijay or Seeman or TN's Education Minister Anbil Mahesh? I am not delving into the DMK family-run Sunshine school."

Students are required to study English as their primary language in CBSE schools across Tamil Nadu. For the second language, they can choose from Hindi, French, German, or any other regional language available in the state, the report added.

What CBSE Follows In TN

Most CBSE schools in Chennai offer Tamil, Hindi, or French as second-language options. Additionally, students must study a third language until Class 8, which is typically Hindi. After Class 8, they continue with only two languages. If Tamil is chosen as the second language from Classes 6 to 8, it remains the second language in Classes 9 and 10. The same rule applies if Hindi is selected as the second language.

The report claims that the land is in the name of Joseph Vijay in the Sale Deed. The actor-turned-politician has leased the 10,724-square-meter property to the school.