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CHENNAI: The State government on Thursday constituted the main committee for World Classical Tamil conference and the committees for Tamil Internet conference to be held along with the event and another panel for preparing the souvenir for the mega event.
The main committee which has the powers to approve the programme schedules and give advice on various issues would be headed by Chief Minister M Karunanidhi. Finance Minister K Anbazhagan, Deputy CM M K Stalin, Professor V C Kulandaisamy and Tamil scholar Iravatham Mahadevan would be vice-presidents.
The Tamil Internet conference to be held in association with Uthamam, an Information Technology Forum, would be managed by a panel headed by Prof M Anandakrishnan. While IT Minister Poongothai will be the organiser, IT Secretary P W C Davidar will be the coordinator. Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi and four others would be the members of the panel.