Tamil As Official Language

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  Indian-Origin Singapore Minister's Pitch To Introduce Children To Tamil Language

  An Indian-origin minister in Singapore has emphasised the importance of Tamil language as a mother tongue, underscoring the need to introduce children to one of the four official languages in the prosperous city-state.

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  MK Stalin, With PM On Stage, Says Make Tamil Official Language Like Hindi

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make Tamil an official language, on par with Hindi, as the two shared stage at an event in Chennai.

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  Make Tamil An Official Language, Demands DMK After PM Modi's Praise

  A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rich praise for Tamil, DMK chief MK Stalin on Tuesday welcomed his comments and demanded that Tamil be declared as one of the central government's official languages.

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  "This Is India, Not Hindia": MK Stalin On Amit Shah's Hindi Diwas Tweet

  Tamil Nadu politician MK Stalin has criticised Home Minister Amit Shah for claiming Hindi is "the one language marking (India's) identity globally", declaring "this is India, not Hindia" and warned the centre of another "language war" unless Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a clarification

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  Using Mandarin, China Firms Break Lanka Law At Project Sites, Face Action

  Several Chinese project sites in the South-Asian island nation were found to have been using Mandarin and English language for the sign boards and ignoring the official languages -- Sinhala and Tamil.

• Hindi on Social Media Only for Hindi-Speaking States, Government Clarifies

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi's endeavor to promote Hindi as the government's official language on social media incensed two allies today, both from Tamil Nadu.

• 'Unacceptable': Two BJP Allies from Tamil Nadu on Hindi-First Order

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi's endeavor to promote Hindi as the official language of the government has angered two allies from Tamil Nadu, who made their dissent clear today.

• Lawyers demanding Tamil as official court language end fast

  Three advocates of Madras High Court today withdrew their fast unto death demanding Tamil be made the court language, following assurance from leaders of Madras High Court Advocates Association.

• Madras High Court advocates observe one-day strike

  Advocates in the Madras High Court today boycotted the proceedings in support of their demand for making Tamil as the official Court language in Tamil Nadu.

• Madras High Court lawyers to boycott work today

  The Madras High Court Advocates Association has called for a boycott of proceedings today over the issue of implementation of Tamil as official language in the Court.

• Jayalalithaa urges Supreme Court to allow use of Tamil as official language in Madras High Court

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Sunday urged the Centre and Supreme Court to reconsider their stand against authorising Tamil as official language in Madras High Court and said administration of justice needs to be taken closer to the people.

• Tamil Nadu MPs demand Tamil as official language

  Three Tamil Nadu MPs from different parties on Sunday made a strong pitch for making Tamil one of the official languages and opposed any move to impose Hindi on the country.