December 08, 2019 12:56 am | Updated 12:56 am IST - Chennai
The International Institute of Tamil Studies (IITS) will teach Telugu instead of Hindi.
This decision was taken in the wake of strong opposition to teaching of Hindi at the institute. Minister for Tamil Official Language and Tamil Culture K. Pandiarajan said ₹3 lakh originally allocated for teaching Hindi would be used for teaching Telugu. “But French teaching will continue,” he added.
Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.
We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.
