New Delhi, Jan. 20 -- While speaking at the Central Institute of Classical Tamil (CICT) in Chennai, Vice President Mr. M. Venkaiah Naidu called for a national movement for promoting all Indian languages as protection and promotion of Indian languages is the need of the hour.

Vice President Mr. Naidu said that these languages provide us to retain in us our civilisation values, knowledge and wisdom.

Calling for according a sense of pride and dignity for those who speak write and communicate in Indian languages, Mr. Naidu urged people to speak in their mother tongue at home, in meetings, in the community and in administration.

He further opined that the efforts regarding the same should commence at the primary school level and suggested t...