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Tamil Nadu postal department recruitment ignores regional aspirants, exam conducted only in English, Hindi: DMK

Raising the issue in the Lok Sabha, he said there were 22 languages in the Eighth Schedule of Constitution but the norms were changed in the postal department examination.

Published on: Jul 16, 2019, 10:30:10 IST
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DMK leader T. R. Baalu on Monday accused the government of “ignoring regional aspirations” saying that a recruitment examination of the postal department was conducted only in English and Hindi.

DMK leaderTR Baalu file photo (HT File)
DMK leaderTR Baalu file photo (HT File)

Raising the issue in the Lok Sabha, he said there were 22 languages in the Eighth Schedule of Constitution but the norms were changed in the postal department examination.

He said candidates sat in the examination at Chennai, Tiruchy, Madurai and Coimbatore on Sunday and were given the option to answer only in English and Hindi.

“Government rule is there. Government has ignored regional aspirations,” he said.

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