India, Feb. 22 -- Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Friday spoke up on the ongoing New Education Policy row and highlighted Tamilians' struggles in preserving their language while addressing Makkal Needhi Maiyam (MNM) party workers in Chennai.

Speaking on the 8th foundation day of MNM, Kamal Haasan stressed the significance of linguistic pride and cautioned against taking the language issue lightly.

"Tamilians have lost their lives for a language. Don't play with those things. Tamilians, even children, know what language they need. They have the knowledge to choose which language they need," Kamal Haasan said.

Haasan's comments come amid a massive row between the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government after chief minister MK Stalin...