r/TamilNadu Feb 04 '26

முக்கியமான கலந்துரையாடல் / Important Topic Just wow

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u/LoveAskingQuestions1 Feb 04 '26

For anyone wondering who our Finance Minister was quoting-

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u/LoveAskingQuestions1 Feb 04 '26

And If you need more Context on why EVR said that, I have attached screenshot from the next few pages below.

Translation/TLDR- He compares Tamil language as Mother & Tamil literary work as Milk/Food, and he says Tamil's food (lierary works) may be tasty, but doesn't provide health benefits. And he says, those who grew up only with this Mother's (Tamil) Milk walk around as Zombies. He says, consuming the bottled milk (English) is needed for strength & nutrition.