'Not knowing Hindi a handicap in Tamil Nadu,' says Zoho Founder Vembu, sparks debate
Zoho Founder Sridhar Vembu advised Tamil Nadu engineers and entrepreneurs to learn Hindi. "Not knowing Hindi is often serious handicap for us in Tamil Nadu. It's smart for us to learn Hindi...Ignore politics, let's learn the language!" he said. "Sir, they can learn English to communicate," said one person, while another said, "You could run a spoken Hindi course...for...your employees."