Language Martyrs is a reference to those who had sacrificed their lives, mainly by self-immolation, during the anti-Hindi agitation across Tamil Nadu in 1964-65.

(MENAFN- IANS) Chennai, Jan 25 (IANS) Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Sunday led the state's observance of Language Martyrs' Day, paying homage to those who laid down their lives during the historic ...

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin being accorded a Guard of Honour on the first day of a session of the state Assembly, in Chennai, Tuesday, January 20, 2026. (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief ...

Paying tributes on the occasion of Language Martyrs Day, Stalin said, "a state that loved its language like its life, unitedly struggled against Hindi imposition; protested with the same intensity ...