Lawyers organise protest meets demanding declaration of Tamil as official language of Madras High Court
The Hindu
Lawyers in TN plan to hold protests from Nov 1-Dec 1 to demand Tamil as official language of Madras HC & rename it TN HC. Social media campaign #Tamil_In_Highcourt launched. Leaders of bar associations invited to address meetings on Nov 8, 17, 24 & Dec 1. #TamilNadu #MadrasHC
A section of lawyers in the State has decided to organise a series of protest meetings outside the Madras High Court campus from November 1 to December 1, demanding the declaration of Tamil as the official language of the High Court, besides renaming the institution as Tamil Nadu High Court.
The first meeting was held on Wednesday. It was addressed by freedom fighter and senior politician R. Nallakannu, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi president Thol. Thirumavalavan, Manithaneya Makkal Katchi president M.H. Jawahirulla, Socialist Democratic Party of India president Nellai Mubarak and a few others.
Advocate G. Bhagavath Singh said the lawyers collective had also commenced a social media campaign with the hashtag #Tamil_In_Highcourt in order to impress upon the authorities the need for declaring Tamil the official language of the High Court. He said further meetings would be held on November 8, 17, 24 and on December 1.
Leaders of various bar associations, too, had been invited to address these meetings.
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