PM Modi takes language route to enter Tamil hearts
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:01.10.2019
Countering allegations that his government attempts to impose Hindi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose to play the Tamil pride card in Chennai on Monday. On his maiden visit to Tamil Nadu after being voted back to power at the Centre, he sought to recall his statement in the US that Tamil is the oldest language in the world.
“When I spoke in Tamil to the Indian community in America during my recent visit and said Tamil is the oldest language in the world, it was widely reported in all the media in the US,” he told supporters outside the airport. Modi also recalled his speech at the UN meet, quoting ancient Tamil poet Kaniyan Pungundranar’s famous verse, “Yaadhum Oorey Yaavarum Kelir (we belong to all places, and to everyone).” The PM even greeted supporters, mostly partyworkers, at the airport, with a ‘vanakkam’.
MESSAGE TO TN: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with governor Banwarilal Purohit and chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday at IIT-M’s 56th convocation | P 2
‘Should make India meet expectations of world community’
Hours later, at the 56th convocation of IIT-Madras, the Prime Minister invoked Tamil again in the presence of chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam. “We are in the state of Tamil Nadu, which has a special distinction. It is home to the oldest languages in the world, Tamil,” he said, drawing loud applause from the packed hall at Students Activity Centre of IIT-Madras.
At the airport, Modi suggested a padyatra to mark the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. “We shall take up a padyatra, and shall spread the ideals of Gandhi through padyatras,” he said. Recalling his visit to the US, he said the world was looking to India with great expectations and that it was increasing by the day. “Now it is our responsibility to not only make India a great nation but also to see to it that it meets the expectations of the world community,” he said.
WARM GESTURE: IIT Madras director Bhaskar Ramamurthi presented a memento in remembrance of Mahatma Gandhi to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 56th annual convocation of the institute on Sunday
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:01.10.2019
Countering allegations that his government attempts to impose Hindi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose to play the Tamil pride card in Chennai on Monday. On his maiden visit to Tamil Nadu after being voted back to power at the Centre, he sought to recall his statement in the US that Tamil is the oldest language in the world.
“When I spoke in Tamil to the Indian community in America during my recent visit and said Tamil is the oldest language in the world, it was widely reported in all the media in the US,” he told supporters outside the airport. Modi also recalled his speech at the UN meet, quoting ancient Tamil poet Kaniyan Pungundranar’s famous verse, “Yaadhum Oorey Yaavarum Kelir (we belong to all places, and to everyone).” The PM even greeted supporters, mostly partyworkers, at the airport, with a ‘vanakkam’.
MESSAGE TO TN: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with governor Banwarilal Purohit and chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday at IIT-M’s 56th convocation | P 2
‘Should make India meet expectations of world community’
Hours later, at the 56th convocation of IIT-Madras, the Prime Minister invoked Tamil again in the presence of chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam. “We are in the state of Tamil Nadu, which has a special distinction. It is home to the oldest languages in the world, Tamil,” he said, drawing loud applause from the packed hall at Students Activity Centre of IIT-Madras.
At the airport, Modi suggested a padyatra to mark the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. “We shall take up a padyatra, and shall spread the ideals of Gandhi through padyatras,” he said. Recalling his visit to the US, he said the world was looking to India with great expectations and that it was increasing by the day. “Now it is our responsibility to not only make India a great nation but also to see to it that it meets the expectations of the world community,” he said.
WARM GESTURE: IIT Madras director Bhaskar Ramamurthi presented a memento in remembrance of Mahatma Gandhi to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 56th annual convocation of the institute on Sunday
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