Chennai, Aug. 23 -- Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief and Rajya Sabha MP Kamal Haasan on Saturday strongly backed state autonomy in education and opposed the Centre's language imposition under the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

Haasan made the remarks while addressing the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) students' wing programme titled "Our Education, Our Right" at the Anna Centenary Library in Kotturpuram, Chennai.

Speaking at the event, Haasan said, "Education must be moved to the State List and made into law. If anyone wants to oppose this, let them oppose for 50 years, but we must make it a law if possible."

On the NEP's three-language formula, he reiterated Tamil Nadu's long-standing stand in favour of the two-language policy. "In ...