DMK 议员 Dayanidhi Maran 指责印度人民党以牺牲南印度语言为代价推广印地语。 DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran accuses BJP of promoting Hindi at the expense of South Indian languages.

DMK 议员 Dayanidhi Maran 指责印度人民党将印地语强加于南印度，称北印度人只学习印地语，不需要学习其他语言。 DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran accuses BJP of imposing Hindi on South India, saying North Indians learn only Hindi and do not need to study other languages. 马兰表示，印度人民党声称印度只适合说印地语的国家，南印度人如果需要的话应该学习印地语。 Maran states that the BJP claims India is only for Hindi speakers and that South Indians should learn Hindi if needed. 他补充说，南方人学习泰米尔语和英语，这有助于他们在职业上取得成功，而北印度人则来到南方寻找工作。 He adds that Southerners study Tamil and English, which aids their professional success, while North Indians come to the South seeking jobs.