Dhanush builds new block at Chennai school, urges students to value Tamil

Tamil actor Dhanush inaugurated a new building at his former Chennai school, urging students to prioritize their mother tongue, saying not knowing Tamil is nothing to be proud of. Dhanush funded the three-storey block at his alma mater in Saligramam. At the ceremony, he said eight in 10 young people he meets cannot read or write Tamil despite English fluency, calling language a community's identity. He recalled a Belgium film experience where locals insisted one's mother tongue comes first. His contribution and remarks drew widespread praise on social media as an admirable example.