We are grateful to Ms Jayalalithafor siting the World Tamil Conferencein the land of the Tamilsand that too at Thanjavur which isrich in Tamil legacy and whichbears the imprint even today of ahoary tradition. We do not viewher now as our Chief Minister butas one, who like us, has cared toremember that this inimitablelanguage is our breath, our lifeand our spirit.