Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla must be admired
and congratulated for reprimanding the DMK Member of Parliament, Dayanidhi
Maran who, on the other day, insulted Sanskrit on the floor of the House by
asking a silly question from the Speaker. The speaker informed the House
that the facility of simultaneous translation is available in 22 languages. The
short speech (intervention) of Dayanidhi Maran was that this facility should be
made in Sanskrit, which is not the language of any state. His question exposed
him as an illiterate and non-sensical bordering on the brink of insanity. What
is most idiotic is that this nincompoop did not have any objection to any other
language but only to the translation facility in Sanskrit. Possibly, he is not
aware that Sanskrit is the mother of all Indian languages including Tamil,
although clowns like him do not accept this fact. It appears that he does not
know that even the Tamil of Chennai differs from the Tamil of Madurai and
Rameshwaram. Moreover, the names like Dayanidhi, Karunanidhi, Jayalalitha, and
Ramachandran are of Sanskrit origin.
All religious activities among Hindus are
performed throughout India in the Sanskrit language. Our national song Vande
Mataram was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in Sanskrit. All Indian
languages are replete with Sanskrit words. It has been the ancient language of
knowledge and learning. Perhaps this man is not aware that Baba Saheb Ambedkar
had proposed in the constituent assembly that Sanskrit should be made the
lingua franca or official language of India, as this would not any heart
burning or favour to any section of society or any state. Scientific, legal,
and medical terminology is found abundantly in Sanskrit, which is the only
language in the world with the most scientific grammar.
It appears that Dayanidhi Maran has been
sidelined in his family politics and the days are not far away when he may have
to report to the son the Chief Minister Stalin. So not finding any political
space for himself in Tamil Nadu politics, he thinks that he may remain in the
limelight by raising such moronic controversies.
Greek and Latin languages are not in common
use anywhere in the world but still, they are respected for being the
storehouse of knowledge. There is no need to pity the dimwits like Dayanidhi
Maran, but such persons should be boycotted and condemned at every forum.
