“The Government of Tamil Nadu too must, without delay, undertake appropriate efforts in this regard and ensure that they are brought back to their motherland,” said former Minister for Archaeology Thangam Thennarasu
Leaders say the antiques should be displayed for public viewing at a museum in the State
Efforts needed to bring back copper plates issued by an 8th-century Pandya ruler from the British Museum; inscriptions on Leiden copper plates record a Chola gift of land to build a Buddhist vihara