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Indians should promote Tamil language, says Malaysian Hindu youth wing
Kuala Lumpur, May 1 (ANI): The Malaysian Hindu Youth Organization has said that Indians should promote the Tamil language and ensure it is not tainted by foreign cultures.
It also said that only if people are united are not jealous of one another can the nation propser.
The group's trustee, S. Vijayaretnam, who celebrated his 75th birthday recently, said goals could only be achieved if everyone worked together.
The Tamil Nesan and The Star quoted him as saying that many youth have forgotten their roots as they had been swayed by Western culture.
He urged the authorities to act quickly to stop the rot and win youth over to the language. (ANI)
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Story first published: Friday, May 1, 2009, 13:44 [IST]