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With the SSLC examinations all set to commence on Wednesday, over 1,000 students of Urdu-medium schools in Vellore district are in a quandary as they have not been exempted from taking the compulsory Tamil language paper.
On Tuesday, several students from schools in Ambur and Pernambut took to the road to stage a protest along with their parents. They expressed concern over not being exempted from the compulsory Tamil language examination that will be held on Wednesday. They wanted to take the examination in their mother tongue.
On February 27, the Madras High Court had granted relief to the students of linguistic minority schools in the State from appearing for the compulsory Tamil language paper...