ASI-Keeladi row: Do you have evidence for Saraswathi civilization? Stalin throws down the gauntlet at BJP
The DMK stalwart reminded BJP that Tamil Nadu was part of India and Tamil language is included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
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