Chennai, April 16 (NationPress) The Tamil Nadu administration on Wednesday released an official notice to senior bureaucrats and department leaders, reinforcing established regulations that require the exclusive use of Tamil as the official language in all governmental offices throughout the state.

The notice, issued by Tamil Development and Information Department Secretary V. Rajaraman, was disseminated to all Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, Secretaries, heads of Secretariat departments, District Collectors, and other high-ranking officials, urging them to strictly comply with the existing provisions of the Official Languages Act, which identifies Tamil as the only official language of the Tamil Nadu government.

The communication reminded officials that all government orders, circulars, and official documents must be published in Tamil. All correspondence initiated by department heads to other government offices should also be composed in Tamil.

Except in instances where specific exemptions have been granted, all letters and communications are to be written in Tamil, as the advisory emphasized.

Letters received from the public in Tamil are to be responded to in Tamil, and all accompanying notes should likewise be in Tamil.

Additionally, the advisory mandated that government employees must sign all official correspondence using Tamil script exclusively.

In instances where exemptions permit certain documents or government orders to be issued in English, the relevant departments must submit those documents to the Translation Division of the Tamil Development and Information Department. If departments choose to handle translations independently, the documents should still be forwarded to the Translation Division for review and verification prior to finalization.

This advisory emerges against the backdrop of the ruling DMK’s unwavering support for Tamil as a primary administrative and educational language in the state. The party has vocally contested the National Education Policy (NEP), particularly the Centre’s endorsement of a three-language policy. The DMK has instead advocated for the continuation of the two-language policy - Tamil and English - within Tamil Nadu.

As part of its extensive cultural and linguistic preservation initiatives, the DMK youth wing previously organized public meetings across all 234 assembly constituencies to oppose the NEP. Party strategists have initiated programs aimed at developing young leaders into impactful orators and effective grassroots organizers. These efforts are perceived as a strategy to bolster the party’s presence at the community level while enhancing Tamil identity and language pride among the younger generation.