Chennai, Aug. 10 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday hailed the passing of a resolution mandating the singing of the State Song 'Tamil Thai Vazhthu' before programmes organised by educational institutions, government offices and other public institutions across the state.

Reacting to the passage of the resolution, Vijay said the move reflected the importance of Tamil language, culture and civilisation and thanked political parties for extending unanimous support to it.

"Tamil is not merely a language; it is a thought-culture-civilisation, and moreover, Tamil is our life; Tamil is our emotion--this is what our Tamil Nadu government has fully realised," Vijay said in a post on X.

"Furthermore, this historic resolution, ...