DMK Government declares Tamil Thai Vaazhthu the State song
The Hindu
All except the differently abled should rise when it is sung
The Tamil Nadu Government on Friday declared the Tamil Thai Vaazhthu, penned by Manonmaniam Sundaranar, the State song of Tamil Nadu. Everyone except the differently abled should rise when the song is sung at educational institutions, government offices and public functions.
The announcement came days after Justice G.R. Swaminathan of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court , and there was no statutory or executive order requiring attendees to stand up when it was being sung.
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