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Which language was used in the literature of Sangam period?

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Sanskrit
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Tamil
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Telugu
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Kannada
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The correct option is B Tamil
The language used in the literature of Sangam period was Tamil. The Sangam literature is the historic evidence of indigenous literary developments in South India in parallel to Sanskrit, and the classical status of the Tamil language.The Sangam period was the period of history of ancient Tamil Nadu and Kerala spanning from c. 6th century BCE to c. 3rd century CE.

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