Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin has criticised Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) for its recent switch to Hindi on its website, alleging that it has become a propaganda tool.
He further added that this represents a forceful imposition of cultural and linguistic elements, disregarding India’s diverse nature.
“The LIC website has been reduced to a propaganda tool for Hindi imposition. Even the option to select English is displayed in Hindi!” Stalin posted on X, sharing a LIC webpage screenshot with Hindi content.
Controversy erupted over the new website of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) due to its default setting of Hindi as the language.
Several leaders, including Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin and the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)’s own state unit, too, have, reportedly, criticised the move.
Reports suggest that LIC changed the default language from English to Hindi. The option to change the language to English is under the menu option “bhasha” (language), which was written in the Devanagiri script.
LIC said the issue was caused by some technical glitch.
“Our corporate website was not shuffling the language page due to some technical problem. The issue is resolved now, and the website is available in English/Hindi language. Inconvenience caused is deeply regretted,” it said in a post on X.
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader and Leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu, Edappadi K Palaniswami, also criticised the change.
He further urged the Centre to change the default language to English and “refrain” from any actions that “impose Hindi on the public.”
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