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Public bug reported:

Unicode 5.1 has a named sequence for the Tamil ligature SRI (śrī), ஶ்ரீ.
The name of this sequence is TAMIL SYLLABLE SHRII and is composed of the
Unicode sequence U+0BB6 U+0BCD U+0BB0 U+0BC0.


ஶ் (0BB6 + 0BCD) + ரீ (0BB0 + 0BC0)  = ஶ்ரீ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_script  See syllabary para in the
above link.

This clubbing of letters not happening for letter ஶ்ரீ  in Lohit Tamil
Font.

Lohit Tamil Font is released by Red Hat and ttf file downloaded from
their site and installed renders the clubbed letter correctly.

Red Hat Lohit Tamil Font -->  https://releases.pagure.org/lohit/

** Affects: fonts-lohit-taml (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Lohit Tamil font club letter ஶ்ரீ not appearing for ஶ் + ரீ  . Lohit
  Tamil Classical font clubs  as ஶ்ரீ correctly

Status in fonts-lohit-taml package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Unicode 5.1 has a named sequence for the Tamil ligature SRI (śrī),
  ஶ்ரீ. The name of this sequence is TAMIL SYLLABLE SHRII and is
  composed of the Unicode sequence U+0BB6 U+0BCD U+0BB0 U+0BC0.

  
  ஶ் (0BB6 + 0BCD) + ரீ (0BB0 + 0BC0)  = ஶ்ரீ 

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_script  See syllabary para in the
  above link.

  This clubbing of letters not happening for letter ஶ்ரீ  in Lohit Tamil
  Font.

  Lohit Tamil Font is released by Red Hat and ttf file downloaded from
  their site and installed renders the clubbed letter correctly.

  Red Hat Lohit Tamil Font -->  https://releases.pagure.org/lohit/

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