Jana Sena Party president K. Pawan Kalyan addressing the gathering at the party’s plenary in Kakinada district on Friday.
Jana Sena Party president and Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan, while referring to the ongoing tussle over the language and South-North issues, said on Friday that India needed multiple languages.
Mr. Pawan Kalyan kickstarted his address at the JSP’s 12th anniversary by greeting his supporters who turned up from various States in Telugu, Tamil, Maratha and Kannada.
At the plenary organised in Pithapuram constituency in Kakinada district, Mr. Pawan Kalyan said, “Multi-languages are good for India. It applies to Tamil Nadu too. Tamil Nadu, which opposes Hindi language, should not opt to dub its movies into other languages. But it is dubbing its movies into various language for its economic benefit.”
Referring to being labelled as “Hindu defender,” Mr. Pawan Kalyan said, “Sanatan Dharma is in my blood. I don’t have to prove it to anybody. Everybody is entitled to religious freedom.”
“The Jana Sena is not for convenience and vote-bank politics on the subject of religious freedom. Pseudo secularists should condemn attacks on any religion instead of being silent,” he said. Referring to the Godra massacre in Gujarat, the JSP chief said, “Mistake is a mistake, wherever it happens.”
On the South-North divide, Mr. Pawan Kalyan said, “Nobody can dare divide North and South in India. If anybody makes such an attempt, crores of people like me will come out to defeat it.”
On the 12-year journey of the party, Mr. Pawan said he had faced abuses and losses in personal life to make JSP a recognised party from a registered outfit.
On the change of rupee symbol by the Tamil Nadu Government, Mr. Pawan Kalyan said, “People at the top should think of the impact of their acts. Every State cannot change the symbol of the rupee in its own language.”
Published – March 14, 2025 11:22 pm IST