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French still an official language of Puducherry !!??[edit]

The argument that French may somehow have survived as an official language in Puducherry is pathetic. Had it been so, the 1965 official languages Act, which deals with official languages after all, would clearly have stated such a crucial fact. It would have mentioned that Tamil is "also" an official language or that it is "added" to French. Everywhere, the wording of the Act clearly indicates that French is (rather unceremoniously) eliminated. Also note that Section 3 is titled Official language of the Union Territory (and not Official languages)--Lubiesque (talk) 13:15, 9 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The 1965 Act WAS DRAFTED IN ENGLISH ONLY by the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry. Surely, had French been the, or an official language, it would have been drafted in French, or at least have a French version, don't you think?....... --Lubiesque (talk) 13:15, 9 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The French language has survived in the trilingual name of the Official gazette of the Union Territory, but that's quaint trivia. The gazette is in fact published exclusively in English http://gstcouncil.gov.in/sites/default/files/sgst-notification/PUD-(R)-21.pdf; http://clinicalestablishments.gov.in/WriteReadData/589.pdf

Official Puducherry -- English: a lot. Tamil: some. French: none--Lubiesque (talk) 14:37, 9 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Then I’ll make French an additional language in the infobox. If you’re making the claim that Pondicherry has zero French, while giving me a source with French in it, you’ve got to be deluded. Also, if you ever read the Cession Treaty, it is clearly mentioned that any sort of French disconnect (leaving the French Republic, change of language) would have to be put to referendum, which has never happened. -- friendlyneighborhoodanon 16:23, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

You speak nonsense. There was no referendum involved. Article 28 of the 1956 Cession Treaty stipulated that French will remain the official language of the territory until "the elected representatives of the population" decide otherwise (Le français restera langue officielle des Établissements aussi longtemps que les représentants élus de la population n’auront pas pris une décision différente). That's what the Legislative Assembly did in 1965, eliminating French and replacing it by Tamil. Sorry but French has no official status in Puducherry. I'm afraid you are the one daydreaming...….--Lubiesque (talk) 17:11, 9 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Using language like that can get you banned from this site. I have changed French to additional language, rather than official, based on the sources you provided. Please refrain from edit warring, or an administrator might have to pay a visit.-- friendlyneighborhoodanon 17:44, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

French still official in Pondicherry[edit]

@Lubiesque:As per this Government of India High courts website, and these gazette papers, French is not only officially a language, but is also used in Govt. correspondence. I hope you can get rid of your arrogance and understand that the Government can't repeat a "mistake" for 13 years.✘ anonymousвهii 11:51, 11 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Administrative Difficulty ?[edit]

There seems to be no mention of any administrative problems dealing with such a complex environment of enclaves. It is difficult to imagine how services such as electricity can be provided. In particular, considering that Tamil Nadu is a "dry"state ( prohibiting or restricting alcohol sales), while Puducherry is not, this must pose certain difficulties. For myself, I recall in 2015 seeing at least one "border post" separating TN from Pd, with a road block and uniformed officials, on the approach to PD from the North.Feroshki (talk) 00:15, 3 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]