Students from St Xavier College, Jalukie, Peren, got the pleasure of meeting politician and author Shashi Tharoor while attending a cultural exchange programme conducted by Mar Ivanios College (Autonomous), Trivandrum on Wednesday.
The students were in the southern state to participate in the 8th Global Harmony Festival 2023, which was held at Marthoma Shrine, Azhikode, Kodungallur, Kerala, from 13–15 January.
The cultural troupe represented Nagaland Catholic Youth Movement (NCYM) and performed folk songs and dances at the festival.
After the meeting with the group, Tharoor tweeted that the students from Nagaland “regaled” him “with a song”. He also wrote that such programmes need to be encouraged “to expose students from different parts of India to our country’s diversity”.
Met a group of students from Nagaland who are at Mar Invanios College in Thiruvananthapuram for a week’s exchange programme. They also regaled me with a song. We need to do much more of this to expose students from different parts of India to our country’s diversity pic.twitter.com/zvf4JMvmxj
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) January 18, 2023
Later, Abu Metha, Advisor to Nagaland Chief Minister, also took to the micro blogging platform to express his happiness for the students from Jalukie who gained “such wonderful exposure” and lauded the Principal of St Xavier College, Dr Francis Cheerangal for his efforts.
Tagging Tharoor in his post, Metha wrote: “Meeting the dynamic @ShashiTharoor would have been the added bonus.”
Fantastic to see students from Nagaland’s St. Xavier College, Jalukie travel across the country & gain such wonderful exposure. Meeting the dynamic @ShashiTharoor would have been the added bonus.
WellDone Father Francis for your continued efforts to create opportunities. ShineOn. https://t.co/CnzwdkMcb8 pic.twitter.com/aYfL0eUFAy— abu metha (@abumetha) January 19, 2023
Minister of Higher Education & Tribal Affairs and BJP State President, Temjen Imna Along, retweeted Tharoor’s post and wrote that it will be more gratifying if students from Kerala visit Nagaland to experience its hospitality and cordiality.
A perfect exemplar of विविधता में एकता…
It will be even more gratifying if student emissaries from Kerala descends in Nagaland and experience true Naga hospitality & conviviality.
What say @ShashiTharoor Ji? https://t.co/Tf8QJXkzpz
— Temjen Imna Along (@AlongImna) January 19, 2023
