PM Modi lauds Arunachali sisters singing patriotic Tamil song | Watch

Screengrab from a video shared by @PemaKhanduBJP on Twitter.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was “delighted and proud’ to see two sisters from Arunachal Pradesh singing a Tamil patriotic song. Their video, said Modi, embodied the spirit of 'Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’ – the government’s initiative to foster mutual understanding and respect between people from different states.

PM Modi was responding to a tweet from Pema Khandu, the Chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh who tweeted a clip of the performance.

Khandu praised the sisters, Kum Ashapmai Dellang and Kum Behelti Ama, for their rendition of Parukulle Nalla Nadu, a patriotic song written by the famous Tamil poet and independence activist Subramania Bharati.

Responding to Khandu’s tweet, PM Modi wrote: “I am delighted and proud to see this. Kudos to these shining stars of our Yuva Shakti from Arunachal Pradesh for furthering the spirit of 'Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’ by singing in Tamil.”

I am delighted and proud to see this. Kudos to these shining stars of our Yuva Shakti from Arunachal Pradesh for furthering the spirit of 'Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’ by singing in Tamil. https://t.co/XtRSoZf2fG

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 20, 2022

“I almost cried. Beautiful rendition,” wrote one Twitter user. “They are amazing singers,” another remarked.

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