CHENNAI: Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief

on Tuesday called Hindi language a "little child in diaper" when compared to older languages like Tamil and Sanskrit.

"Among the family of languages, the youngest one is Hindi. It is a little child in diaper. We will have to take care of that language because it is our child too. We will definitely take care of it. Compared to Tamil, Sanskrit and Telugu, it is still the youngest language," he said while answering a student's question on 'politics over languages' during an interaction at Loyola College in Chennai on Tuesday.

"Hindi is a good language but should not be imposed, he said, adding, "I don't treat Hindi with derision but have compassion and kindness toward it. Don't stuff it down our throats."