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MK Stalin demands Tamil as official language in Supreme Court, Madras High Court
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin demanded for Tamil to be made an official language for arguments in the Supreme Court and the Madras High at a wedding function in Thanjavur, Stalin also made an unusual appeal to newlyweds: have more children to ensure Tamil Nadu does not lose its parliamentary representation in the over the wedding of a couple from DMK families, Stalin recalled the 1967 reforms brought in by the first DMK government under CN Annadurai, which gave legal recognition to self-respect marriages—those that are secular and conducted without rituals or
Highlighting the legacy of Dravidian stalwarts, Stalin said, 'We proudly call ourselves Tamizhars. It was Kalaignar Karunanidhi who secured 'Semmozhi' (classical) status for Tamil.' He pointed to Supreme Court Justices R Mahadevan and MM Sundresh delivering speeches in Tamil as an example of growing recognition of the language in the judiciary. However, he stressed that the next step must be to allow Tamil in court proceedings as well.'We have been constantly urging that Tamil be allowed in the Supreme Court and High Court. Kalaignar even passed a resolution on this,' he said, requesting the support of the judges to the Centre, as of September 27, 2024, over 2,500 Supreme Court judgments and nearly 900 Madras High Court judgments have been translated into the language is still not permitted for arguments in these courts. The data was shared by Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal in the Rajya Sabha in response to a question by MPs Vaiko and M High Court Judge B Pugalendhi was also present at the event.
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