Singapore Minister's Pitch To Introduce Children To Tamil Language

An Indian-origin minister in Singapore has emphasised the importance of Tamil language as a mother tongue, underscoring the need to introduce children to one of the four official languages in the prosperous city-state. The Singapore education system encourages mother tongue as a second language in schools which include Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and other main Indian languages as well as Tamil, Malay and Chinese (Mandarin). “We need to ensure our children have opportunities to be constantly exposed to Tamil language,” said Indranee Rajah, minister in the Prime Minister’s Office.