India News Live Updates, 3 September 2026: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay to move resolution urging Centre to recognise Tamil as principal language of Madras High Court

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay will move a resolution in the state Assembly on Thursday urging the Centre to recognise Tamil as the principal language of the Madras High Court, official sources said. The move is expected to intensify the longstanding political debate over the role of vernacular languages in the country's higher judiciary, and comes as the language question has become increasingly central to Tamil Nadu's politics under the Vijay-led government.

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