India, Aug. 6 -- Actor Dhanush recently returned to his alma mater, Thaai Sathya Matriculation School in Chennai, where he spoke about the growing importance given to English over regional languages. Recalling how he once struggled with English but was fluent in Tamil, the actor urged people to prioritise learning their mother tongue, particularly reading and writing it. He also said that being unable to speak or understand Tamil should not be seen as a matter of pride.

Addressing the students and teachers in Tamil, Dhanush recalled his school days and said, "When I was studying here, I was bad at English and couldn't speak it well. But I was fluent in Tamil. That has changed now. When I meet people today, eight out of ten people don't k...