Defense of India or Defense of Hindia?
TAMIL TRIBUNE, January 1999 (ID. 1999-01-03)
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Events of January-February 1965 when the people of Tamil Nadu rose up against Hindi imposition are well known. Many unarmed Tamil protesters were shot and killed by Indian security forces. Many more were injured in the shootings. [See NOTE 1 at end]. Even more were arrested and jailed. Even some editors who wrote or published articles against Hindi imposition were arrested and jailed for that. Is it a crime to write against Hindi imposition? Was not freedom of speech guaranteed by the constitution?
Indian government used a special law to imprison these editors and choke opposition to Hindi imposition. What was that law? That law was "Defense of India Rules"! This says volumes about the mentality of Hindi politicians. As far as these Hindians are concerned "India is Hindia and any opposition to Hindi supremacy and Hindian imperialism is a threat to India (Hindia)". How else can one justify the use of "Defense of India Rules" to imprison those who opposed Hindi imposition?
(EDITORIAL NOTE 1: Precise number of protesters killed or injured is not available because Tamil Nadu State Government is said to have destroyed all files relating to the shootings when the ruling party in the state lost the election in 1967. Estimates of the killed range from a low of about 60 to a high of 500. There is no estimate of the number of protesters injured.)
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