Chennai Lawyers Hunger Strike

Twelve advocates on an indefinite fast in the Madras High Court in Chennai and in its Madurai Bench demanding that Tamil be made the official language of court have been arrested after the court declared the protest illegal.The lawyers -- seven in Chennai and five in Madurai -- were arrested late Friday night on a complaint from the high court Regi...

It's a fast track protest, with lawyers on a fast unto death for their right to argue in Tamil. Even after practicing as a lawyer for 15 years, Natarajan has to struggle to make ends meet. His problem, he often loses his cases because his opponents are more articulate in English. Now he and others like him have decided to demand what they feel is a...

Twelve advocates on an indefinite fast in the Madras High Court in Chennai and in its Madurai Bench demanding that Tamil be made the official language of court have been arrested after the court declared the protest illegal.The lawyers -- seven in Chennai and five in Madurai -- were arrested late Friday night on a complaint from the high court Regi...

It's a fast track protest, with lawyers on a fast unto death for their right to argue in Tamil. Even after practicing as a lawyer for 15 years, Natarajan has to struggle to make ends meet. His problem, he often loses his cases because his opponents are more articulate in English. Now he and others like him have decided to demand what they feel is a...