Stalin effusively praises sister Kanimozhi for remarks on language and love
Chennai, June 4 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin effusively
praised of his sister and Lok Sabha MP Kanimozhi for her remarks in Spain, during an outreach
programme on Operation Sindoor, that 'unity in diversity' is the national language of India.
Mr Stalin said he was very proud of Kanimozhi, who is also the DMK Deputy General Secretary
and the Party's Parliamentary Party leader, for speaking Tamil Nadu's language of love and unity
as India's voice.
Her remarks in Spain while responding to a question went viral.
She had made the remarks in Madrid while leading a delegation as part of India's global outreach
in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor operation.
When a member of the audience from the Indian diaspora asked what was India's national language,
she replied without any hesitation. 'The national language of India is unity in diversity. This is the message this delegation brings to the world and that is the most important thing today.'
Hailing her, Mr Stalin in a post on X wrote 'Congratulated @KanimozhiDMK for declaring loud and clear that the 'national language of India is #UnityInDiversity' in the land of Spain and turning people's emotions into huge applause and as virally shared video by all of you."
"I am proud of my sister Kanimozhi for declaring Tamil Nadu's language of love and unity as the
voice of the Indian nation,' he said.
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