Impart medical education in mother tongue: PM Modi tells Tamil Nadu government

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made a strong pitch for Tamil and asserted that all efforts are on to take the language across the world. He even asked the Tamil Nadu government to impart medical education in Tamil medium to benefit the poor.

PM Modi laid the foundation stones and dedicated projects worth over Rs 8,300 crore to the nation. In his address on the occasion of Ram Navami, Modi said Lord Ram's good governance is the foundation for nation-building.

Inaugurating the new Pamban bridge here, he said it was the country's first vertical lift railway sea bridge. He added that efforts were on to take Tamil language and heritage to all corners of the world.

Without naming anyone, Modi said he gets letters from leaders of Tamil Nadu and they do not sign in Tamil. "At least put your signature in Tamil," he said.

Further, he batted for teaching medicine in Tamil medium in the state so that students from poor families could be benefitted. Referring to beneficiaries from the state in respect of several initiatives, the PM said despite increased allocation to Tamil Nadu, some "cry" over funds.