India, Jan. 31 -- Kash Patel is gaining lots of praise on social media for his "sanskaar" after he was spotted touching his parents' feet at his FBI confirmation hearing. The Indian-origin lawyer, born to Gujarati parents, is US President Donald Trump's FBI nominee.

"This is love - surely this is for the first time that anyone inside that Congressional hearing chamber touched anyone's feet to pay his/her respects. notice how Kash Patel touched feet of his parents as soon as he entered for his confirmation hearing! Sanskaar!" an X user wrote while posting a video.

In the video, the lawyer is seen bowing down to touch the feet of two people. HT.com could not independently verify the video.

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