Tamil language is eternal, culture is global: PM Modi in Chennai

Tamil language is eternal and Tamil culture is global, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a public address during his visit to Chennai on Thursday. Speaking about how the culture is celebrated across the world, he said, “From Chennai to Canada, from Madurai to Malaysia, from Namakkal to New York and from Salem to South Africa, the occasions of Pongal and Puthandu are celebrated with great enthusiasm. is marked with.”

And hence the government is fully committed to go to an additional extent to popularize the Tamil language and culture. “In January this year, the new campus of the Central Institute of Classical Tamil in Chennai was inaugurated. The new campus is fully funded by the central government: PM Modi

PM Modi inaugurates several projects in Tamil Nadu

PM Modi on Thursday dedicated to the nation various railway projects in Tamil Nadu, including the 75-km-long Madurai-Theni railway gauge conversion project in southern Tamil Nadu. manufactured at a higher cost 500 crore, it will facilitate access and boost tourism in the region. The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone for the redevelopment of five railway stations in Tamil Nadu- Chennai Egmore, Rameswaram, Madurai, Katpadi and Kanyakumari and several other projects.

Speaking about the development projects, the PM said, “We have gathered here to celebrate yet another spectacular area of ​​the Tamil Nadu development journey, that is, projects of greater value. 31,000 crore has either been inaugurated or the foundation stone has been laid. The focus on road construction is clearly visible.

Extension from Neraluru to Dharmapuri and Meensuratti to Chidambaram will have many advantages. I am happy that 5 railway stations are being redeveloped. This modernization and development is being done keeping in mind the needs of the future. Also, it will merge with the local art, he said.

We want our children to lead a better quality of life. The most important precondition for this is high quality of infrastructure. Nations that gave importance to infrastructure became developed countries from developing countries, PM Modi also said:

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