DMK's Dayanidhi Maran: North Indian Girls Stay Home, Tamil Nadu Girls Study

• DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran stated that northern states expect girls to stay home, while Tamil Nadu encourages their education and careers.
• Speaking at Quaid-E-Millath Government College for Women in Chennai, Maran highlighted CM MK Stalin's commitment to Dravidian principles for girls' education.
• Maran praised Stalin as India's best Chief Minister and Tamil Nadu as the best state, attributing it to the Dravidian model inspired by Periyar.
• Tamil Nadu's female literacy rate (73.44% in 2011 Census) is higher than many northern states like Uttar Pradesh (57.18%), Haryana (65.94%), and Rajasthan (52.12%).
• Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin distributed laptops under the Ulagam Ungal Kaiyil scheme, urging girls to use them for education, not just social media.

Why It Matters: DMK leaders emphasize Tamil Nadu's focus on girls' education and empowerment, contrasting it with northern states.