JUDGMENT V. Ramasubramanian, J. – PRELUDE Said the Tamil Poet-Philosopher Tiruvalluvar of the Tamil Sangam age (31, BCE) in his classic "Tirukkural". Emphasizing the importance of sweet speech, he said that the scar left behind by a burn injury may heal, but not the one left behind by an offensive speech. The translation of this verse by G.U. Pope in English reads thus: "In flesh by fire inflamed, nature may thoroughly heal the sore; In soul by tongue inflamed, the ulcer healeth never more." A Sanskrit Text contains a piece of advice on what to speak and how to speak. lR; c~:;kr~ fi~j;a c~:;kUu c~:;kr~ lR;fi~j;Ek~A fi~j;a p uku`ra Ck~:;kns"k /keZ% lukru%AA satyam bruyat priyam bruyan na bruyat satyam apriyam