The most funny most cutest and the most religious person thangam means gold in Tamil and if u lose him/her ur missing a good thing in life also very caring and loving person.
A hardcore extremist group of tamils from sri lanka. They are known to have the following anthem:
"Look at ma country through ma tiger eyez, faith passes by when we bite on cyanide, this is y we commit suicide, fightin' for freedom yo itz do or die"
Hey, stop staring at that guy, he's a Thangapin, you don't want to mess with him.