It is a much awaited dream of the Tamil diaspora worldwide to witness the setting up of a Tamil chair in the world renowned Harvard University. Many celebrities from the literary and the film fraternity have come forward doing their best to facilitate the same.

Noted bard and lyricist of Tamil cinema, Vairamuthu has donated Rs.5,00,000 towards the setting up of a Tamil chair in Harvard. Further speaking on the subject, Vairamuthu stated that it would be a proud honour for the Harvard University to gain the inclusion of a language like Tamil which is atleast 3000 years old.

Vairamuthu also expressed his gratitude to former Chief Minister Karunanidhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for making it possible for Tamil to attain the classical language status. It is also worth mentioning here that various celebrities such as A.R.Rahman, Suriya, G.V.Prakash, Karunas,Vishal and Kamal Hassan have donated towards this noble cause.