PM Modi continues his Tamil pitch, releases Tamil version of
Taking forward his Tamil pitch, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday released a Tamil translation of his poem on his conversation with the ocean at Mamallapuram during his recent visit for the informal summit with Chinese President Xi Jingping.
The Prime Minister, who donned a 'veshti,' (dhoti) and a shawl over his shoulder in sync with Tamil tradition while receiving Xi at the ancient coastal town near here, released its Tamil version which perfectly toes the tradition for rendition in verse format.
Modi had won appreciation from state ministers and political parties, including the PMK.
Days after stating that his conversation with the ocean "carries the world of my feelings. I am sharing the feeling with you in the form of a poem," Modi tweeted, tagging its Tamil version on Sunday.
The Tamil rendition of Modi's poem comes against the background of a series of gestures in recent times which are seen as a bid to reach out to the Tamil people after the Centre was ...