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TN Govt Requests To Declare Tamil As One Of India's Official Languages
In the 29th Meeting of the Southern Zonal Council on November 14, the government of Tamil Nadu has raised the issue of declaring 'Tamil' as one of India's official languages, as is done in Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Thirtikurrei. The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai on December 7, informed the Lok Sabha about the matter. However, no further discussion has been done yet.