Overview

• Rajya Sabha MP and actor Kamal Haasan met Narendra Modi in New Delhi on August 7 to press for swift recognition of the Keeladi excavation’s antiquity.
• He presented the prime minister with a memento themed on Keeladi village near the Vaigai river.
• Haasan urged Modi to champion the promotion of Tamil civilization and language on the world stage.
• The Archaeological Survey of India continues its scientific review before granting formal recognition to Keeladi’s Sangam-era urban settlement.
• Keeladi excavations have uncovered evidence of a 2,600-year-old advanced urban civilization and prompted disputes between the central government and the DMK-led Tamil Nadu administration.