Amid row over Amit Shah’s remarks on Hindi, BJP leader Pon Radhakrishnan advocates Tamil as national language

Chennai: As the controversy over Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks refuses to die down, BJP leader Pon Radhakrishnan on Friday advocated for recognition of Tamil as the national language.

"My wish as a Tamilian is that we develop our language. If we improve the status of our language and if it is spread across all states, then Tamil can also become a national language," he told ANI here.

"At the same time, we have to accept one language for communication only," said Radhakrishnan, a former union minister in the first tenure of the Narendra Modi government.