Which among the following was part of the three-pronged agitation of…

The correct answer is Option (1) → Against the craft education scheme of the state government

Option (1) Against the craft education scheme of the state government — Correct. The DMK made its entry into politics with a three-pronged agitation in 1953-54, and the third agitation was against the craft education scheme of the State government, which it alleged was linked to the Brahmanical social outlook.

Option (2) Against making vernacular languages the country’s official language — Incorrect. The DMK agitated against making Hindi the country’s official language, not the vernacular languages.

Option (3) Against child labour in the northern districts of Tamil Nadu — Incorrect. The three agitations were for the old name of Kallakudi railway station, for Tamil cultural history in school curricula and against the craft education scheme; child labour was not one of them.

Option (4) Against fee hike and imposition of cess in higher educational institutions. — Incorrect. No fee hike or cess was part of the agitation; its education demand was about giving Tamil cultural history greater importance in school curricula.