A day after several references to southern Indian States, particularly Tamil Nadu and Kerala, during his speech in Parliament, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Tamil Nadu CM M K Salin exchanged some “bonhomie” on social media.
Stalin took the platform to thank Rahul Gandhi for voicing concerns for the Tamils. Rahul responded saying together their "shared belief” in the pluralistic, federal and cooperative idea of India will triumph.
"I have no doubt that our shared belief in the pluralistic, federal and cooperative idea of India will triumph," said Rahul, who received an applause from his party, alliance partners and others for what Stalin termed a “rousing” speech in the Lok Sabha. Rahul thanked Stalin for his kind words about him after his speech during the debate on the Motion of Thanks on the president's address on Wednesday. "Dear Rahul Gandhi, I thank you on behalf of all Tamils for your rousing speech in the Parliament, expressing the idea of Indian Constitution in an emphatic manner. You have voiced the arguments of Tamils in the Parliament, which rest on the unique cultural and political roots that value self respect," the DMK president said.