World Classical Tamil conference in Coimbatore
The first World Classical Tamil Conference got off to a rousing start in Coimbatore on June 23 with host of leaders led by President Praibha Patil hailing the glory of the language, but the meet costing Rs 380 crore has its own share of political bickering.
Opposition AIADMK and MDMK have boycotted the conference on the plea that the DMK government, which has organised the event, had not done anything to mitigate the sufferings of Sri Lankan Tamils and failed to take any step for making Tamil as the functional language of the Madras High Court.
Image: Students of a school give finishing touches to a giant 'rangoli' logo of the World Classical Tamil Conference in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Text & Images: PTI
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