LIC attributes the default Hindi setting on its website to a technical glitch, following backlash from Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

LIC ‘s new website changed the default language from English to Hindi and the option to change the language to English is under the menu option ‘bhasha’ (language), written in the Devanagiri script

Tamil Nadu opposes “imposition of Hindi” in every form and has been following a two-language formula of Tamil and English.

Posting a screenshot of the LIC webpage, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin wrote in a post on X: “The LIC website has been reduced to a propaganda tool for Hindi imposition. Even the option to select English is displayed in Hindi!

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and other political leaders criticized Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) for allegedly using Hindi predominantly on its website. They called it a form of Hindi imposition and demanded a rollback.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin recently on a social media post accused Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of using its website to promote Hindi, claiming it was part of an agenda to impose the language on non-Hindi speaking regions.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday (November 19, 2024) charged that the portal of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), a public sector entity, has been reduced to a propaganda tool for Hindi imposition.

CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, PMK founder S Ramadoss, MDMK general secretary Vaiko and many leaders on Tue

The Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India, on Tuesday, clarified that its website was not shuffling the language page due to some technical problem and added that the matter has been resolved. The insurer was responding to allegations by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin who,

Taking to the social media platform earlier, Stalin posted a screenshot of the website, pointing out that even the option to switch to English was displayed in Hindi.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin strongly criticised the use of the Hindi language on the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India's website in Tamil Nadu, saying that the portal has been "reduced to a propaganda tool for Hindi imposition".