In 1998 when Mr. Thomas had come to a village near Madurai on a fellowship, his friend introduced him to professor K.V. Ramakoti, who taught him spoken Tamil for a year. But that didn’t help as ...

Author Nirmala Lakshman explores Sangam poetry and Tamil history in a conversation at The Purple Turtles on February 11.

Chief Minister MK Stalin also criticised the remarks and said that Tamils would not tolerate such ‘blackmail.’ In a social ...