The Centre dropping the contentious clause of mandatory Hindi teaching in non-Hindi speaking States was on Monday welcomed by Tamil Nadu parties, including main Opposition DMK. The DMK said the decision showed that late party patriarch M Karunanidhi was “living,” apparently suggesting it was a success to the late leader’s legacy of opposing “imposition” of Hindi. A revised draft education policy was issued that did not have mention of Hindi being compulsory amid controversy over recommendation of an HRD Ministry panel to teach language in non-Hindi speaking States.