Tamil Thai Vaazhthu: A prefatory song of Tamil verse-drama Manonmaneeyam became State anthem
The song had lines depicting Sanskrit in bad light, highlighting that Sanskrit or ‘Aryam’ had lost currency, while Tamil remains eternally young. Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi decided to make it a Tamil invocation song and deleted these lines to avoid controversies. The Government Order was issued on June 17, 1970 to make it a prayer song
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The song had lines depicting Sanskrit in bad light, highlighting that Sanskrit or ‘Aryam’ had lost currency, while Tamil remains eternally young. Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi decided to make it a Tamil invocation song and deleted these lines to avoid controversies. The Government Order was issued on June 17, 1970 to make it a prayer song
