Send teachers abroad to teach Tamil: VIT chancellor

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University Chancellor G. Viswanathan said on Monday, Sep 13 that Tamil teachers should be sent to foreign countries for teaching Tamil to children of Non-Resident Indian Tamil families and who did not get the opportunity to learn Tamil because of parents speaking in English.

The Chancellor spoke while presiding over a function organized jointly by the VIT University as the VGP World Tamil Sangam gifted the varsity's E.V.R. Periyar Library a massive Thirukkural book, consisting of poems by the famous Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar written almost 2000 years ago.

The 1.25 tonnes weighing book that is six feet high and three feet wide contains around 1330 two line verses by the poet.

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