Uniformity in place names in English and the local language must not produce confusion.
Spelling and pronunciation are not “first cousins” in English. Perhaps, this aspect has actually not been completely taken into account by the Tamil Nadu government in its choice to alter the spelling of names of 1,018 cities, towns and areas in the State. The gazette alert of April 1, 2020, which was made offered just recently, is an result of two years of labour put in by District Collectors and a committee headed by Minister for Tamil Official Language and Culture K. Pandiarajan.
