Chennai, March 19 A group of over 200 Tamil writers, readers, and social activists strongly condemned the announcement of the Jnanpith Award to lyricist Vairamuthu on Thursday, calling it a "grave insult" to the reputation of the award and the Tamil literary tradition.In a detailed...
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Chennai, March 16 The recent decision to award the prestigious literary honour, the Jnanpith Award, to lyricist Vairamuthu has triggered a significant wave of condemnation from the top echelons of the Tamil intelligentsia, signaling an evolving cultural resistance against the veteran lyricist...
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