Tamil Nadu, Nov. 24 -- Bharatiya Janata Party condemned and demanded an immediate public apology from Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, who was reported to have described Sanskrit as a "dead language" during a book release on November 21.

Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party's spokesperson A N S Prasad called the Deputy CM's remarks "deeply derogatory, constitutionally insensitive, and an affront to India's civilisational heritage."

In a strongly worded statement, BJP spokesperson Prasad said that the deputy CM should "stop doing language and religious politics and instead focus on people-welfare governance." He added that leaders holding high constitutional offices are expected to maintain "dignity, balance, and respect...