Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Tamil films dubbed in Hindi’ jab gets fiery DMK response

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan

Pawan Kalyan’s remarks come at a time when the BJP-led Centre and DMK-ruled Tamil Nadu are engaged in a bitter spat over the ‘three-language formula’ that is a part of the New Education Policy.

Chitrada,UPDATED: Mar 15, 2025 13:56 IST
Written By: Abhishek De

In Short

  • Kalyan says Tamil leaders want money from Bollywood but refuse to accept Hindi
  • Says state welcomes labourers from UP, Bihar but rejects the language
  • Remark comes amid raging language row between DMK and Centre

Wading into the language row, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan accused Tamil Nadu of hypocrisy, saying its leaders allow Tamil movies to be dubbed into Hindi for financial gains but oppose the language.

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Storm-raising, witches and the new conspiracist threat to weather research

Downtown Orlando, Florida, after Hurricane Milton hit on 10 October 2024. Photograph: Giorgio Viera/AFP/Getty

Several US states want to criminalise atmospheric experiments, which could prevent meteorological studies

David Hambling

Conspiracy theories about weather manipulation go back centuries and are more dangerous than you might think.

In the ninth century, St Agobard of Lyon wrote a treatise called On Hail and Thunder attacking the popular superstition that storm-raisers could call up tempests at will.… Read the rest

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