Following reports that milestones on National Highways in Krishnagiri and Vellore are putting Hindi scripts, DMK working president MK Stalin opposed the move and threatened to start a protest if the Centre continued to promote Hindi.
The New Indian Express on Tuesday had reported that English names on milestones on Chittoor- Vellore National Highway were replaced with Hindi. Similarly, the place names on milestones on NH 77, which connects Krishnagiri with Tindivanam through Thiruvannamalai and Gingee, have been changed to Hindi.
In a statement, MK Stalin said, "It showed BJP’s disrespect to the sentiments of Tamils. This is bringing Hindi hegemony through the backdoor in Tamil Nadu.”