Varanasi, Feb. 23 -- At the Kashi-Tamil Sangamam 3.0 in Varanasi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar brought attention to the rich history of Kashi city and how it is a true testimony of binding India together.

Interacting with diplomats and delegates at the Benaras Hindu University, the Union Minister said, "Kashi is probably the world's oldest continuous city. The reason why we are here today, why Kashi is so important, is for entire India, this is like a kind of a cultural magnet you can say. It is a place where every part of India relates to Kashi."

He highlighted that people from Tamil Nadu have a special affinity towards Kashi and gave the example of the nationalist poet called Subramanian Bharati who lived in Kashi and a lot ...