Chennai, Jan. 11 -- DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi on Sunday said that the Union Government is not providing adequate funds to develop classical languages like Tamil, even though Tamil has a rich heritage and millions of speakers across the world. She was speaking at the World Tamil Diaspora Day celebrations held in Chennai.

According to a release, Kanimozhi said the event itself was a long-standing demand of Tamils living across the globe and thanked Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and the Tamil Nadu government for organising it. She extended Tamil New Year and Pongal greetings to Tamils everywhere.

Expressing happiness over the participation of Tamil associations from several countries, Kanimozhi said it was heartening to see Tamils preservi...