The Indian Express | 2 months ago | 30-03-2023 | 01:45 pm
A row erupted in Tamil Nadu after the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) instructed ‘Aavin’, a state-owned manufacturer of dairy products, to use the term ‘Dahi‘ in its curd sachets, with Chief Minister MK Stalin terming it an “unabashed instance of Hindi imposition”.In a tweet, Stalin said, “The unabashed insistence of Hindi Imposition have come to the extent of directing us to label even a curd packet in Hindi, relegating Tamil & Kannada in our own states. Such brazen disregard to our mother tongues will make sure those responsible are banished from the South forever (sic)”.Saying that a term in a local language should be used, the chief minister asked the FSSAI to respect the people’s sentiments.The unabashed insistences of #HindiImposition have come to the extent of directing us to label even a curd packet in Hindi, relegating Tamil & Kannada in our own states.Such brazen disregard to our mother tongues will make sure those responsible are banished from South forever. https://t.co/6qvARicfUw pic.twitter.com/gw07ypyouV— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) March 29, 2023On Wednesday, The Hindu reported that the FSSAI instructed the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF), which owns the ‘Nandini’ brand of dairy products and the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation, which manufactures the ‘Aavin’ brand of dairy products, to use the Hindi term ‘Dahi’ in its curd sachets.The FSSAI suggested that the term ‘Fermented Milk’ in the curd sachets could be replaced with ‘Dahi’, and ‘yoghurt’ if the product complies with the relevant provisions of this standard, Hindu reported. According to news agency PTI, the FSSAI also said that Tamil words such as “tair” or “tayir” could be used in brackets.Aavin, however, has reportedly informed the authority that it will not print the word ‘Dahi‘.Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai, too, called for a rollback of the FSSAI’s directive. In a tweet, he said, “The notification released by FSSAI for the use of “Dhahi” in curd sachets produced by state-run cooperative societies is not in tandem with the policy of our Hon PM Thiru @narendramodi avl to promote regional languages. We want an immediate rollback of the notification”.The notification released by FSSAI for the use of “Dhahi” in curd sachets produced by state-run cooperative societies is not in tandem with the policy of our Hon PM Thiru @narendramodi avl to promote regional languages.We want an immediate rollback of the notification. pic.twitter.com/SKK18O59li— K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) March 29, 2023
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