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Singapore Tamils[1][2][3][failed verification] who majorly came from South Indian states of Tamilnadu and Puducherry and some people are also from Sri Lanka.[4][5][self-published source] Singapore is home to about 500,000 Tamilians. Singapore has emerged as the most preferred destination among migrants from Tamil Nadu. A study has revealed that 410,000 of the 2.2 million Tamil Nadu diaspora were residing in Singapore in 2015.[6]

Status

Tamil is one of the four official languages of Singapore.[7] Tamil is taught as a second language in most government schools from primary to junior college levels. Tamil is an examinable subject at all major nationwide exams. There is a daily Tamil newspaper printed in Singapore, the Tamil Murasu. There is a full-time radio station, Oli 96.8, and a full-fledged TV channel, Vasantham.[8][failed verification]

Little India

Little India, Singapore It is an ethnic place of Indians located east of Singapore, Little India which mostly follows South Indian cultural heritage system.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pure Tamil promoted in China radio station". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  2. ^ Ramaswamy, Vijaya (22 May 2007). Historical Dictionary of the Tamils. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810864450.
  3. ^ Rahil, Siti (2 October 2008). "Singapore Tamils see worrying sign". The Japan Times Online.
  4. ^ Singapore, National Library Board. "Tamil community | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
  5. ^ "When Singapore Tamils visit India, they don't "go home", they leave their home". The Online Citizen. 4 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Singapore most preferred destination of Tamil diaspora, study finds - Times of India". The Times of India.
  7. ^ Singapore, R. o. (1999). Constitution of the Republic of Singapore. Retrieved 10 1, 2010, from Singapore Statutes Online: http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/non_version/cgi-bin/cgi_retrieve.pl?&actno=Reved-CONST&date=latest&method=part
  8. ^ Seah, May (21 October 2008). "Two new free-to-air channels launch in Singapore". channelnewsasia.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008.