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By Our Special Correspondent
CHENNAI, JAN. 30. The State Government will not allow any attempt to incite violence against film industry in the name of protecting Tamil, the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, said today. ``Under the garb of safeguarding Tamil, if anyone tries to indulge in any violent action such as stalling the release of Tamil films, the Government will not remain a mute spectator. The Police department, entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order, will do its duty,'' Ms. Jayalalithaa said, referring to an announcement by the Pattali Makkal Katchi founder, S. Ramadoss, and Dalit Panthers leader, Thol. Thirumavalavan, that they would launch an agitation if Tamil feature films carried English titles. Describing the proposed agitation as ``ridiculous,'' Ms Jayalalithaa, in a statement, said though the two leaders knew that there was nothing in law that prevented anyone from having English film titles, they wanted the people to believe that they had love for Tamil language and the two had become ``Tamil proponents'' suddenly. She wondered whether Dr. Ramadoss would change his name to a pure Tamil name as his was a Sanskrit word. ``Would he ask his allies to keep Tamil titles for their television channels,'' she asked. The Chief Minister said the Government had been following the two-language formula spelt out by C.N. Annaduraiformer Chief Minister. ``Anna's policy was not against English. But, the agitation of the Tamil Protection Movement (run by Dr. Ramadoss and Mr. Thirumavalan) is conducted as one against English. It is against Anna's policy.'' Titles of feature films should not be obscene but there was no place in law to say that the titles should be kept in a particular language, Ms. Jaylalithaa said.
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