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Tamil, the medium of communication for police personnel in Villupuram and Cuddalore districts
A.V.Ragunathan
CUDDALORE: The medium of communication among police personnel in Villupuram range, comprising Villupuram and Cuddalore districts, has changed overnight from English to Tamil.
The sudden shift in communication came about after Deputy Inspector-General of Police Pon Manickavel assumed office. He took charge on February 14 and, ever since, has been sending messages to the Superintendents of Police in Villupuram and Cuddalore and all police stations, mobile parties and control rooms to communicate only in Tamil.
Police sources told The Hindu that police personnel in both the districts had started using the right Tamil equivalents for English words such as “receiving” (azhaippu petren), “over” (niravu, mudivu), “special branch” (thani pirivu), “wireless” (vaan seithi), “walkie-talkie” (nadai pesi karuvi), and so on.
After the call is over, they have learnt to say “thanks” in Tamil.
The sources said that such a communication mode has been successfully implemented in Tiruchi, Pudukottai, Karur, Ariyalur and Perambalur districts.
It was necessitated for two reasons: if the higher officials communicate with their subordinates in English, those not fluent in the language may get the message wrong and this might lead to problems.
Secondly, since the court language happens to be Tamil, police personnel ought to present their cases properly and effectively in Tamil language.
The steps taken on the communication aspect will certainly help them develop the necessary language skill, the sources said.
Even while police personnel meet one another, they greet each other with “Vanakkam” and not the usual “Good Morning” or “Good Evening.”
The sources said that the steps initiated in other districts had been widely welcomed by police personnel.
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