CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government would not impose Sanskrit and Hindi on students studying in the state, said higher education minister K P Anbalagan in the assembly on Tuesday.Anbalagan was replying to DMK legislator and former school education minister Thangam Thennarasu who wanted to know what steps the state government had taken to prevent the new education policy of the Centre.“The Centre has not released the entire policy but only a part of the draft policy has been uploaded for suggestions. The draft says that Sanskrit and Hindi will be compulsory for students, and what is the state government’s position on this,” Tennarasu wanted to know.He said according to the new policy all students would be promoted only up to Class 4, instead of the present system of promoting them till they reach Class 8. This would affect students in rural areas, he said and wanted the government to pass a resolution in the assembly against the policy. Leader of the Opposition M K Stalin also wanted the government to pass a resolution in the assembly.In his reply, the minister said, “The Centre has now asked Tamil Nadu government’s suggestions on the new policy. Only after seeking suggestions from the people in the state we will reply to the Centre. But anyway, Sanskrit and Hindi will not be imposed on Tamil Nadu students, and the government will not in any way help it impose the new policy,” he said.The reply from Tamil Nadu would be based on factors like local education, culture and state’s powers. The government would ensure that the new policy would not affect education followed in the state, he added.