Chennai, March 16 -- Amid intensifying language debate in Tamil Nadu over allegations of 'Hindi imposition' by ruling DMK and Chief Minister MK Stalin, Union minister Aswini Vaishnaw said on Saturday that Tamil is a very sweet language and one of the rich assets of India.

Vaishnaw's comments come close on the heels of the MK Stalin government omitting the Indian rupee symbol in its Budget and replacing it with a Tamil letter in its 2025-26 logo.

The state has also passed legislation in its assembly that Tamil Nadu will always follow the two-language formula based on the advice of experts.

Defending its stance, the DMK government said that it is not opposed to individuals learning Hindi or any other language but wouldn't tolerate the im...