Chennai, Aug. 14 -- The Madras High Court's Independence Day celebrations at its principal seat in Chennai, Madurai Bench and across the district judiciary will begin with the singing or playing of the National Song "Vande Mataram", followed by flag hoisting and the National Anthem, according to a circular issued by the Registrar General.

The circular comes days after the Tamil Nadu government issued a Government Order mandating that "Tamil Thai Vaazhthu" be sung first at all state government functions. However, the High Court circular does not mention "Tamil Thai Vaazhthu" in the sequence of events.

According to the circular, the Independence Day celebrations organised by the Madras High Court, Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy, its re...