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Kharge Dons Mundu in Solidarity With Kerala MP Brittas

Kharge Dons Mundu in Solidarity With Kerala MP Brittas
Delhi Confidential: In Solidarity · indianexpress.com

Some leaders in India's Parliament wear traditional clothes called 'mundu' or 'dhoti', which are long cloth garments common in places like Kerala.

A leader named Mallikarjun Kharge wore a mundu to Parliament one day.

He did this to support another leader, John Brittas, who had been the subject of a remark about wearing traditional clothes.

A group photograph was taken of leaders all wearing these garments together.

Another minister, Ramdas Athawale, made a rhyming speech during a debate about changing Kerala's name to Keralam.

His rhyme praised the prime minister and another senior leader.

He joked that some parties were on his side because their members stayed in the room.

But he quickly corrected himself, saying one leader was not with them.

Everyone laughed, including the person he joked about.

The story shows that even serious parliamentary meetings can include jokes and friendly moments.

Key facts

Event
Solidarity gesture over traditional attire and a rhyming speech during a Kerala renaming debate
Key figure
Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha
Solidarity gesture
Wearing a Malayali 'mundu' to Parliament
Trigger
BJP MP Sushmita Dev's remark on CPM MP John Brittas's attire
MPs in solidarity photo
Haris Beeran, P Sandosh Kumar, John Brittas and others
Bill debated
Renaming Kerala as Keralam in the Rajya Sabha
Speaker
Ramdas Athawale, MoS Social Justice and Empowerment
Context
INDIA bloc walkout left Opposition benches nearly empty

Quotes

Ramdas Athawale

Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment

“Arvind Kejriwal is not with us, but Sanjay ji [MP Sanjay Singh] can come with us”
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“Modi ji aur Amit Shahji mein hai dum, iss liye unke saath hai hum”
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