India, Nov. 17 -- Even as congratulations poured in for BJP's Maithili Thakur, who at 25, became the youngest MLA in the Bihar Assembly, an unexpected and rather warm message came from across the political aisle.

Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram posted a special note for the newly elected MLA.

"Hope your talent & passion for music is not curbed & stifled by the rigours & demands of being a constituency MLA. @maithilithakur. Continue to nurture your passion," he wrote, sharing her 2020 cover of the Tamil song Kannana Kanney from the 2018 film Viswasam, starring Ajith Kumar.

Thakur sang Kannana Kanney once again and shared the new cover on her X account on November 16.

Thakur's victory in Alinagar was decisive. According to the Election ...