DMK MP's Remarks on Hindi Speakers Spark Row
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DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran said Hindi speakers from UP, Bihar in Tamil Nadu end up cleaning roads and toilets. His remarks sparked a major row.
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Maran compared people who learnt English and Hindi, said former get IT jobs while latter do menial jobs.
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BJP slammed DMK, INDIA bloc leaders from UP, Bihar for not speaking against Maran's remarks.
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BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad asserted DMK leaders should stop insulting people of Bihar.
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BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla accused INDIA bloc of trying to divide people along lines of language.