Actor Dhanush urges Tamil Nadu to put mother tongue first

Actor Dhanush urged prioritizing fluency in one’s mother tongue, calling it an insult to say he is not fluent in Tamil. He recalled being fluent in Tamil but struggling with English in school, noting the situation has reversed; now eight in ten people he meets don't know Tamil. He said mother tongue should come before all else. The remarks join Tamil Nadu's long-running language debate, where state leaders, including DMK's Stalin and CM Vijay, accuse the Centre of imposing Hindi on southern states.