Mangalore, Apr 25 : BJP candidate from Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency Nalin Kumar Kateel, in a rare gesture, touched the feet of his counterpart from the Congress Party Janardhan Poojary and sought his blessings. This touching moment was seen by those present at Tokkottu near here on Friday April 24, when both of them were beseeching votes from the citizens.
Congress candidate Janardhan Poojary, who was on a door-to-door visit to request voters to exercise their franchise in his favour in Tokkottu, spoke to the reporters and was about to leave in his car, when Nalin Kumar was seen seeking votes of the general public on the other side of the road, with his supporters. As Poojary's car approached him, Nalin Kumar, accompanied by his party workers directly went to Poojary, touched his feet and sought his blessings. The two exchanged pleasantries for a few minutes thereafter.
Explaining about this gesture, Nalin Kumar said it is but natural for parties to nurse different ideologies and have differences of opinion. "However, personally I do not have any differences of opinion or grouse against senior politician Poojary. He is much elder to me, and seeking his blessings was a natural course of paying respect to the elders. As per the Indian culture and tradition, I touched his feet and obtained his blessings," he explained.