BJP leader K. Annamalai urges the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to withdraw its notification requiring Class IX students to study a third language under a three-language formula. Across reports, he argues that introducing a new language at the Class IX level places additional pressure on students and can affect learning outcomes. Annamalai also calls for the rollback of the policy and raises concerns about preparedness, including whether schools have sufficient resources to teach the additional language effectively.
The outlets also note that Annamalai’s demand includes adjusting the timeline associated with the implementation of the CBSE decision, pointing to the original schedule for enforcement and seeking a return to that earlier phase rather than the later timetable. While the reports describe criticism of the move in terms of workload and resource constraints, they do not attribute specific responses from CBSE in the cited coverage. The push centers on whether the policy is practical for students in Class IX and whether it can be implemented smoothly across schools.
