The Tamil Nadu government on Friday declared “Tamil Thai Vazhthu” (invocation to mother Tamil) as the state song. An order released by Chief Minister MK Stalin stated that the song has to be sung ...

The government issued an order making it compulsory for everyone to stand while the song is sung during government events. However, people with disabilities have been exempted from standing while the ...

The Tamil Nadu government today declared the 'Tamil Thai Vazhthu' song as the state anthem, stating that it would be sung at all public events in educational institutes and government offices. The ...

Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudi has asked the Indian Institute of Technology Madras to ensure that ‘Tamil thai vazhthu’, the State’s invocation song, is sung at all functions in the institution.

The Dravida Kazhagam, which professes atheism and rationalism, has given an ultimatum to Kanchi Sankara Mutt junior acharya Vijayendra Saraswathi asking him to apologise for his failure to stand up ...

CHENNAI: A day after a video clip showing Reserve Bank of India staff arguing over standing up for Tamil Thai Vazhthu (Tamil anthem) went viral, the RBI released a press statement regretting the ...

‘Tamil Thai Vazhthu’ is a prayer song and not an anthem. There is no statutory or executive order requiring attendees to stand up when ‘Tamil Thai Vazhthu’ is sung. But the highest reverence and ...

Vijay, like many other Kollywood stars, joined the protest conducted by Nadigar Sangam at Chennai’s Valluvar Kottam. For the uninitiated, the basic premise of the protest was to urge the Centre to ...

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Friday announced 'Tamil Thaai Vazhthu,' an invocation sung in praise of Mother Tamil, as the State Song and directed that all present during its rendition should ...

CHENNAI: Playing Puducherry's Tamil Thai Vaazhthu, instead of the Tamil Nadu’s anthem, at a book launch event in the ongoing ...

The 'Tamil Thai Vaazhthu', an invocation, is only a prayer song and not a National Anthem and hence, there is no need for every one to remain in standing posture when it is rendered, the Madras High ...

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Friday declared Thamizh Thaai Vaazhthu as the State song, making it mandatory for everyone to stand up when it is recited at functions. However, the ...