Chennai: BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan was arrested on Thursday for defying a ban while organizing a signature campaign supporting the three-language policy.

A scuffle ensued before police detained and removed her from the scene. 

Tamil Nadu BJP launched its signature campaign in support of the three-language policy of the National Education Policy (NEP). State president K Annamalai, party leader Tamilisai Soundararajan, and other leaders participated in the campaign.

The BJP leader questioned why children are denied the opportunity to study another language which will open new job opportunities.

The Tamil Nadu government has strongly opposed implementing the New Education Policy (NEP) of 2020, raising concern over the "three-language formula" and alleging that the Centre wants to 'impose' Hindi.

Stalin criticised the three-language policy, saying that it had resulted in the Centre withholding the state's funds and that delimitation would now 'affect' the state's representation.

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sunday sounded a strong warning against the central government's alleged attempts to impose Hindi on the state. He declared that Tamil Nadu would never accept the New Education Policy (NEP) and Hindi imposition in any form.

However, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan reiterated the importance of promoting Indian languages through the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.