Kanimozhi joked that none of the federal government's plans announced by the
prime minister could even be pronounced in other languages and that there was no problem in naming them in
english or regional languages.
Kanimozhi found it difficult to name the central government's plan "Atma Nirbar Bharat" in the middle of his
lok sabha speech. She could not say it completely as it was a difficult
hindi word to pronounce. However,
kanimozhi jokingly pointed out the naming in such an incomprehensible language.
Kanimozhi spoke in the
lok sabha on the commitments made by
india at the recent Glasgow Climate Conference, including Net Zero, on the federal government's plans to tackle climate change and the importance of the federal government's consultation with state governments on climate change.
She went on to quote the Prime Minister's "Atma Nirbar Bharat" program, which was then introduced to promote a self-sufficient economy. But he had difficulty pronouncing that
hindi word. Then other Northern members and the Speaker tried to name the project.
Then
kanimozhi said, "Shouldn't the name be given in
english or regional languages when most
people in a country with so many regional languages do not know
hindi ..?" That raised the question. Then one of the members replied in the tone of ‘What do we do if you do not understand?’
kanimozhi replied, “Okay then I will speak
tamil now and see if you understand”. Its video is currently going viral.
Kanimozhi expressed dissatisfaction, noting that when there is no ban on speaking in
hindi in
parliament, only pre-permission to speak in other regional languages, including
tamil, is required.
We should also note that there is no provision in
parliament for members who speak
hindi to translate their speech into other languages, even though it is said that translators must obtain prior permission to do so when speaking in another language. So, Kanimozhi's speech underscores the question of why this is a unique privilege for
hindi only. Congratulations
kanimozhi ...!