Cheeky Tamil pride slogans spark a movement among non-Hindi-speaking Indians

Young Tamils in India are sharing photos of themselves and others wearing T-shirts that say "I am a Tamil-speaking Indian" or Hindi Theriyadhu Poda" (I don't know Hindi, get lost), as part of a Tamil pride campaign. PHOTO: IMKBRSHANTHNU/TWITTER
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BANGALORE - Twitter in India is seeing a century-old linguistic movement re-emerge as an irreverent Tamil pride campaign

Film artists and politicians are sharing photos of themselves and others wearing T-shirts that say "I am a Tamil-speaking Indian" and that are emblazoned with Tamil literary icons.

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