தமிழ் உச்சரிப்புக்கு ஏற்ப ஊர்ப்பெயர்களை ஆங்கிலத்தில் எழுதுவதற்கான அரசாணையை திரும்பப் பெற்றுள்ளது தமிழக அரசு. முதலிலேயே வல்லுநர்களிடம் கருத்துக்...

DMK president M.K. Stalin sharply criticized the Tamil Nadu government for abruptly withdrawing its official government order that attempted to change the English transliteration of Tamil town names to match phonetic pronunciation. Stalin pointed out that the hasty issuance and subsequent reversal of the contentious notification exposed the administrative incompetence of an administration that acts impulsively without consulting linguists, scholars, or public representatives.

Stalin questioned why the state authorities did not convene expert committees of Tamil scholars, phoneticians, and administrative specialists before publishing flawed and confusing spellings that invited widespread public ridicule. Instead of undertaking structured academic research, ruling politicians presumed themselves to be linguistic geniuses, creating needless administrative chaos before being forced to execute an embarrassing policy retreat. Such erratic policy flip-flops demonstrate that the Edappadi K. Palaniswami government functions without coherence, vision, or respect for academic deliberation.

Stalin demanded that matters concerning the Tamil language, cultural heritage, and official nomenclature be handled with scholarly rigor and democratic consultation rather than administrative vanity. He urged the government to establish institutional mechanisms involving renowned Tamil scholars before formulating language directives.