53-rd Anniversary of the Indian massacre of the 1965 Anti-Hindi Protesters

[kvpak]

• On this day 53 years ago on January 25, 1965 the massive anti-Hindi demonstration started in Tamil Nadu. Indian government responded with brutal force. On the first day of protest (January 25) one student was shot and killed and one shot and injured in the college town Chidamparam.
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• Indian government rushed in soldiers and out of state police to crush the agitation. At least 62 unarmed Tamil youtgh were shot and killed in just 5 days in February 1965.

We may forgive but will never forget.

Read all about the 1965 anti-Hindi agitation here.

History of Anti-Hindi Agitations in Tamil Nadu

 

[Goenitz]

its sad... bcz of the tragedy and bcz I never heard of that....
I can just imagine what had happened in 1867 and how much hadn't been reported...

 

[manlion]

 

[kvpak]

What newspaper was it?

 

[manlion]

Happy Republic Day to all Hindiáns - Tamils tearing a Hindi flag

https://www.facebook.com/

 

[manlion]

 

[manlion]

Hindi in Tamil Nadu: Stalin warns of ‘1965-like situation’, here is what the DMK chief means

When Stalin indicated to the possibility of a 1965-type stir, he was referring to one of the most powerful movements in support of Tamil linguistic pride in the state's history.

http://indianexpress.com/article/re...y-centre-must-avoid-another-large-scale-riot/

 

[manlion]

In Tamil Nadu, why it is back to 1965

A fluid political context of both threat and opportunity, and fears of a Hindi-Hindu-Hindutva invasion have led to resurrection of the subnationalist narrative of Tamil linguistic pride and Dravidian cultural identity

The rise of the BJP post-2014 has raised the spectre of a Hindi-Hindu-Hindutva India, and triggered subnationalist counter-narratives in all the Southern states. In Tamil Nadu, Hindi and Centre have long been a trope for political parties to mobilise cadres and divert public attention from their performance. Post-Jayalalithaa, the influence of the Centre and the BJP on Tamil Nadu politics has increased manifold, and local outfits sense a potential shift in the political dynamic. As the DMK seeks to reassert its position as Tamil Nadu’s predominant regional party, what better legacy to invoke than that of 1965 to position itself as the protector of Tamil interests?

http://indianexpress.com/article/ex...why-it-is-back-to-1965-dmk-mk-stalin-5051452/