MK distributes funds for developing Tamil lexicon

Chennai, Dec 8: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi distributed a grant of Rs ten lakh each to the Dravidian University at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh and Madras University for translating Dravidian language literature in Tamil and developing the language's lexicon.

Mr Karunanidhi gave a cheque for Rs ten lakh to Dravidian University Vice-Chancellor G Lakshmi Narayana yesterday for translating literary works in Dravidian languages to Tamil.

The Chief Minister also gave Rs ten lakh to Madras University Vice-Chancellor S Ramachandran for assessing and improving the Tamil lexicon, an official release here said.

UNI