Fluent in Tamil, former postman Cik Din encourages youth to learn new languages

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IPOH: Septuagenarian Tajuddin Mohd Sharif is always thrilled to meet his Indian friends as he can effortlessly engage in Tamil conversations with them.

Fondly known as Cik Din, the 70-year-old former postman residing in Tanjung Rambutan has no difficulty communicating with them as he has been accustomed to mingling with his Indian friends since he was young.

Growing up, he made the most of his language skills and even used Tamil while working and playing sports. In fact, some of his friends even asked him to teach them the language. The father of four children aged between 32 and 38 years old said he also tried to teach them Tamil when they were in school.

Meanwhile, his friend S. Mohana Kumar, 67, said he was pretty surprised by Tajuddin’s Tamil language proficiency when they first got to know each other about 20 years ago.

 

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