The handling of Sri Lankan Tamils issue by the previous Congress-led UPA Government was against the interests of Tamils. However, the NDA Government was taking necessary steps, taking into account the interests and welfare of Tamils, he told reporters at the airport here.
Asserting that Modi Government will not mete out step-motherly treatment to any state, he said it was formulating various development schemes for the benefit of the states and the entire country.
Several anti-Hindi agitators from DMK had "indirectly" learnt Hindi, which was not highlighted by media, he charged.
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