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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 08:26, 6 May 2022&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{Short description|International gathering}}&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Infobox summit&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Infobox summit&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| summit_name  = World Classical Tamil Conference 2010&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| summit_name  = World Classical Tamil Conference 2010&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l28&quot;&gt;Line 28:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Theme Song==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Theme Song==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Main|Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Main|Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The theme song, &quot;[[Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam]]&quot; was written by then [[Tamil Nadu]] [[Chief Minister]] [[M. Karunanidhi]] with music by [[A. R. Rahman|A.R. Rahman]]. The video was directed by [[Gautham Menon]] featuring artists, musicians, singers.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/article434205.ece| title=World Classical Tamil Conference Theme Song| publisher=The Hindu| date=May 20, 2010| access-date=June 22, 2010}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The theme song, &quot;[[Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam]]&quot; was written by then [[Tamil Nadu]] [[Chief Minister]] [[M. Karunanidhi]] with music by [[A. R. Rahman|A.R. Rahman]]. The video was directed by [[Gautham &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Vasudev &lt;/ins&gt;Menon]] featuring artists, musicians, singers.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/article434205.ece| title=World Classical Tamil Conference Theme Song| publisher=The Hindu| date=May 20, 2010| access-date=June 22, 2010}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Controversies==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Controversies==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;This conference was not approved by the International Association for Tamil Research. Not all agreed with the academic and intellectual rigor of the event.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2010/06/karunanidhi-and-politics-of-tamil.html |title=Karunanidhi and the politics of Tamil culture |publisher=Sri Lanka Guardian |access-date=2012-08-04}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|author=Dr. Noboru Karashima on July 23, 2010 12:27 AM |url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/IATR-and-the-World-Classical-Tamil-Conference/article16206321.ece |title=IATR and the World Classical Tamil Conference |publisher= The Hindu |date=2010-07-27 |access-date=2021-08-02}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|author=transCurrents on June 15, 2010 05:22 AM |url=http://transcurrents.com/tc/2010/06/world_tamil_classical_conferen.html |title=World Tamil Classical Conference in Tamil Nadu Will Boost Chief Minister Karunanidhi&amp;#039;s Image |publisher=transCurrents |date=2010-06-15 |access-date=2012-08-04}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-political-uses-of-tamil/638301/0 |title=The political uses of Tamil |publisher=Indian Express |date=2010-06-25 |access-date=2012-08-04}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;This conference was not approved by the International Association for Tamil Research. Not all agreed with the academic and intellectual rigor of the event.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2010/06/karunanidhi-and-politics-of-tamil.html |title=Karunanidhi and the politics of Tamil culture |publisher=Sri Lanka Guardian |access-date=2012-08-04}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|author=Dr. Noboru Karashima on July 23, 2010 12:27 AM |url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/IATR-and-the-World-Classical-Tamil-Conference/article16206321.ece |title=IATR and the World Classical Tamil Conference |publisher= The Hindu |date=2010-07-27 |access-date=2021-08-02}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|author=transCurrents on June 15, 2010 05:22 AM |url=http://transcurrents.com/tc/2010/06/world_tamil_classical_conferen.html |title=World Tamil Classical Conference in Tamil Nadu Will Boost Chief Minister Karunanidhi&amp;#039;s Image |publisher=transCurrents |date=2010-06-15 |access-date=2012-08-04}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-political-uses-of-tamil/638301/0 |title=The political uses of Tamil |publisher=Indian Express |date=2010-06-25 |access-date=2012-08-04}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The conference and associated activities faced opposition and criticisms from various political parties.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Iqbal Mohideen. [http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2010/06/karunanidhi-and-politics-of-tamil.html Karunanidhi And The Politics Of Tamil Culture]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://transcurrents.com/tc/2010/06/world_tamil_classical_conferen.html World Tamil Classical Conference in Tamil Nadu Will Boost Chief Minister Karunanidhi&#039;s Image]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-political-uses-of-tamil/638301/0 The political uses of Tamil]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Others viewed it as a prevention of Hindi imposition.{{Cn|date=June 2021}}&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The conference and associated activities faced opposition and criticisms from various political parties.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Iqbal Mohideen. [http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2010/06/karunanidhi-and-politics-of-tamil.html Karunanidhi And The Politics Of Tamil Culture]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://transcurrents.com/tc/2010/06/world_tamil_classical_conferen.html World Tamil Classical Conference in Tamil Nadu Will Boost Chief Minister Karunanidhi&#039;s Image]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-political-uses-of-tamil/638301/0 The political uses of Tamil]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==See also==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==See also==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*[http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article481104.ece The Indus script and the wild ass]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*[http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article481104.ece The Indus script and the wild ass]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*[http://tamil.dinamalar.com/ World Tamil conference 2010 (உலகத் தமிழ்ச் செம்மொழி மாநாடு)]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*[http://tamil.dinamalar.com/ World Tamil conference 2010 (உலகத் தமிழ்ச் செம்மொழி மாநாடு)]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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[[File:Wctc-2010 front vaasagam.jpg|thumb|right|Conference slogan]]The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;World Classical Tamil Conference 2010&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was an international gathering of [[scholar]]s, [[poet]]s, [[Politician|political leaders]] and [[celebrities]] with an interest in [[Tamil people]], the [[Tamil language]] and [[Tamil literature]]. It was held in [[Coimbatore]] between 23 June and 27 June 2010 with an expenditure of more than 500 [[Crore|Crores]].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Venue ==&lt;br /&gt;
The WCTC was held at [[CODISSIA]] Trade Fair Complex in Coimbatore and chaired by then chief minister of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[M. Karunanidhi]] and was organized by his [[Government of Tamil Nadu|government]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news | url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/world-tamil-conference-begins-on-wed-in-coimbatore-33198| title=World Tamil Conference begins on Wed in Coimbatore| publisher=ND TV| date=June 22, 2010| access-date=June 22, 2010}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news | url=http://tamil.dinamalar.com| title=World Tamil Conference-2010| publisher=Dinamalar| date=June 22, 2010}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Participants ==&lt;br /&gt;
The conference was inaugurated by the President of India, [[Pratibha Patil]]. Finnish Tamil scholar [[Asko Parpola]] was awarded the Kalaignar [[M. Karunanidhi]] Classical Tamil award. Tamil scholar V. Sivathambi from [[Sri Lanka]], [[UNESCO]] Director Arumugam Parasuraman, MP and political leader [[Sitaram Yechury]] of Communist Party of India (Marxist), [[D. Raja]] of [[Communist Party of India]], [[Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi]] President [[Thol. Thirumavalavan]] and [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] founder [[S. Ramadoss]] participated in the conference.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news | url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/75662/coimbatore-decked-up-world-classical.html| title=Coimbatore decked up for world classical Tamil conference| publisher=Deccan Herald| date=June 16, 2010| access-date=June 22, 2010}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article482292.ece| title=Pratibha Patil inaugurates World Classical Tamil Conference| publisher=The Hindu| date=June 23, 2010| access-date=June 23, 2010}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Dignitaries and Tamil scholars were gifted with an engraved [[Thanjavur Art Plate|Thanjavur plate]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Exquisite-Thanjavur-plate-for-participants-in-World-Tamil-Conference/articleshow/6034536.cms| title=Exquisite Thanjavur plate for participants in World Tamil Conference| publisher=TimesofIndia| date=June 11, 2010| access-date=June 22, 2010}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Events ==&lt;br /&gt;
US Tamil scholar [[George L. Hart|George Hart]] presented a paper on [[Sangam literature]] and Indian epigraphist [[Iravatham Mahadevan]] chaired a debate on scripts. Rononjoy Adhikari and Kavitha Gingal from the Institute of Mathematical Science, who were working on a mathematical model to relate the [[Indus script]] with the [[Dravidian language]] were involved in the debate.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-06-23/india/28281036_1_indus-script-asko-parpola-dravidian-language| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811075324/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-06-23/india/28281036_1_indus-script-asko-parpola-dravidian-language| url-status=dead| archive-date=August 11, 2011| title=5-day world Tamil conference begins| date=June 23, 2010| work=[[The Times of India]]| access-date=June 23, 2010}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Theme Song==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam}}&lt;br /&gt;
The theme song, &amp;quot;[[Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam]]&amp;quot; was written by then [[Tamil Nadu]] [[Chief Minister]] [[M. Karunanidhi]] with music by [[A. R. Rahman|A.R. Rahman]]. The video was directed by [[Gautham Menon]] featuring artists, musicians, singers.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/article434205.ece| title=World Classical Tamil Conference Theme Song| publisher=The Hindu| date=May 20, 2010| access-date=June 22, 2010}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Controversies==&lt;br /&gt;
This conference was not approved by the International Association for Tamil Research. Not all agreed with the academic and intellectual rigor of the event.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2010/06/karunanidhi-and-politics-of-tamil.html |title=Karunanidhi and the politics of Tamil culture |publisher=Sri Lanka Guardian |access-date=2012-08-04}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|author=Dr. Noboru Karashima on July 23, 2010 12:27 AM |url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/IATR-and-the-World-Classical-Tamil-Conference/article16206321.ece |title=IATR and the World Classical Tamil Conference |publisher= The Hindu |date=2010-07-27 |access-date=2021-08-02}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|author=transCurrents on June 15, 2010 05:22 AM |url=http://transcurrents.com/tc/2010/06/world_tamil_classical_conferen.html |title=World Tamil Classical Conference in Tamil Nadu Will Boost Chief Minister Karunanidhi&amp;#039;s Image |publisher=transCurrents |date=2010-06-15 |access-date=2012-08-04}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-political-uses-of-tamil/638301/0 |title=The political uses of Tamil |publisher=Indian Express |date=2010-06-25 |access-date=2012-08-04}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The conference and associated activities faced opposition and criticisms from various political parties.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Iqbal Mohideen. [http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2010/06/karunanidhi-and-politics-of-tamil.html Karunanidhi And The Politics Of Tamil Culture]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://transcurrents.com/tc/2010/06/world_tamil_classical_conferen.html World Tamil Classical Conference in Tamil Nadu Will Boost Chief Minister Karunanidhi&amp;#039;s Image]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-political-uses-of-tamil/638301/0 The political uses of Tamil]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Others viewed it as a prevention of Hindi imposition.{{Cn|date=June 2021}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[World Tamil Conference]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Tamil diaspora]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.worldtamilconference2010.wordpress.com World Tamil Conference 2010]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.ulakathamizhchemmozhi.org ulaka thamizh chemmozhi - Tamil]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article444941.ece World Classical Tamil Conference – a perspective]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article481104.ece The Indus script and the wild ass]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://tamil.dinamalar.com/ World Tamil conference 2010 (உலகத் தமிழ்ச் செம்மொழி மாநாடு)]&lt;br /&gt;
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tamil World Classical Conference}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:2010 in India]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Tamil diaspora]]&lt;br /&gt;
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