<p>The Tamil Nadu government is to formally rename Anglicised town and street names next month, to Tamil names with transliterated versions in English. </p>
<p>Examples include Triplicane to Thiruvallikeni, Trichy to Tiruchirappali, Tanjore to Thanjavur and Tuticorin to Thoothukudi. </p>
<p>"Names of places must be pronounced the Tamil way and shouldn't be tweaked to suit English usage. For instance, Thiruvallikeni is referred to as Triplicane," the director of the state's Tamil Development Department, K Vijayaraghavan told Times of India. </p>
<p>Read more <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tamil-nadu-government-…">here</a>. </p>
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