<br/>The President Mrs Pratibha Devisingh Patil will inaugurate the World Classical Tamil Conference in Coimbatore this morning. Over 5,000 delegates from 50 countries are expected to participate in the five-day conference. The President will also witness the pageantry procession in the evening organized as part of the Tamil Conference. <br/> <br/>Tamil Nadu Governor Surjit Singh Barnala will release the souvenir and deliver special address in the inaugural function. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi will preside over the inaugural function. <br/> <br/>The Conference will feature comprehensive academic sessions in which research papers in Tamil language, literature and culture will be presented by scholars and researchers. <br/>General sessions will also be held for the public. The general sessions will have various literary programmes to benefit and attract the public.<br/> <br/>Another unique aspect of this conference is the Tamil Internet Conference. The objectives of the Internet Conference is to showcase the development of Tamil Internet up to the present time and to identify the steps needed to increase the use of the Tamil language on the Internet. <br/>