International Maanavar Muzhakkam is an annual oratorical cum debating competition organized in Tamil by Astro Vaanavil and Vanakkam Malaysia for Primary School students.

 

Astro Vanavil is the first 24-hour Indian language channel (predominantly Tamil) in Malaysia and broadcast on the Astro satellite television service. Vanakkam Malaysia online daily is the leading Tamil news site in Malaysia and since its inception in 2003.

 

This year’s International Finals will be held from 30 November to 2 December in Singapore. Countries who wish to participate in this event have been invited to select and nominate 3 representatives. The representatives will have an opportunity to compete against representatives from Malaysia, India and Sri Lanka. It has to be noted that in the past 3 years, our representatives had performed well and been placed as 2nd Runner-Up.

 

Tamils Representative Council (TRC) will identify the 3 representatives who shall represent Singapore in the final rounds of this year’s competition and also host the event this year. This event is supported by Tamil Language Learning and Promotion Committee (TLLPC).

To select the 3 representatives from Singapore, TRC will be organizing a competition at the national level amongst students from Primary Schools. Online registration and details of the competition are available at https://www.trc.org.sg/imm2018.

 

All participants will be presented with certificates and the finalists with trophies and book vouchers. Selected finalists, he/she is expected to participate in the international finals that will be held in Singapore from 30 November to 2 December 2018.