Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2021: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today left no opportunity to connect with the youth in the poll-bound Tamil Nadu. While interacting with students of St. Joseph’s Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Mulagumoodubn, Tamil Nadu, Rahul Gandhi not only shook a leg with the students but also did push-ups and performed some Aikido martial art tricks. Rahul even went on to do a one-hand push-up major to a loud cheer out from the students.
#WATCH: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi dances with students of St. Joseph’s Matriculation Hr. Sec. School in Mulagumoodubn, Tamil Nadu through an interaction with them pic.twitter.com/RaSDpuXTqQ
— ANI (@ANI) March 1, 2021
Earlier, Rahul addressed a rally in Nagercoil, in the southern Kanyakumari district. Gandhi mentioned that the men and women of Tamil Nadu need to show a way to India in maintaining away the forces that are inimical to language and culture and these projecting the idea of one culture,
one nation and one history.
#WATCH: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi undertaking push-ups and ‘Aikido’ with students of St. Joseph’s Matriculation Hr. Sec. School in Mulagumoodubn, Tamil Nadu pic.twitter.com/qbc8OzI1HE
— ANI (@ANI) March 1, 2021
Rahul Gandhi mentioned that this election is about providing a message. “First is, that our country is a country of different religions, cultures, languages, histories and we respect all that. We don’t accept Narendra Modi’s and RSS’ attempt to humiliate and crush Tamil culture, language and Tamil history,” mentioned the former Congress president.
He mentioned that the RSS and Narendra Modi insult Tamil language and culture and men and women need to not enable them to get a foothold in the state.
Rahul mentioned that Tamil Nadu chief minister K Palaniswami bows to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and he will not be capable to do this. “The chief minister should bow to the people of the state,” mentioned Rahul.
The Waynad MP additional questioned, “Is Tamil not an Indian language? Is Tamil culture not Indian culture? This is the battle that is being fought in this election.”
He added that he has to defend the Tamil language, culture and history just as it his duty to defend all languages and religions in India.
Elections for the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly will be held in single phase on April 6 although the outcome will be declared on May 2. The AIADMK is contesting the polls in alliance with the BJP although the Congress is fighting the elections with the DMK.