Tamil to be declared classical language: Kalam Monday, June 7 2004 14:32 Hrs (IST)
New Delhi:
Tamil will be declared a classical language, Government announced today (Jun 7, 2004).
"The Government will set up a committee to examine the question of declaring all languages included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution as official languages," President A P J Abdul Kalam told a joint sitting of Parliament.
Kalam said, "Tamil will be declared a classical language."