diff -rup lohit-tamil-2.4.5/65-0-lohit-tamil.conf lohit-tamil-2.4.5_mod/65-0-lohit-tamil.conf
--- lohit-tamil-2.4.5/65-0-lohit-tamil.conf	2011-04-13 11:55:03.208312835 +0530
+++ lohit-tamil-2.4.5_mod/65-0-lohit-tamil.conf	2011-04-13 11:54:47.066336154 +0530
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@
     <string>Lohit Tamil</string>
   </edit>
 </match>
+<match target="font">
+  <test name="family" compare="eq">
+    <string>Lohit Tamil</string>
+  </test>
+  <edit name="autohint" mode="assign">
+    <bool>true</bool>
+  </edit>
+</match>
 <alias>
   <family>Lohit Tamil</family>
   <default>