India, Feb. 4 -- A video displaying a brief gesture of which goes beyond political party lines has gone viral on social media.

The footage from shows Congress MP Shashi Tharoor taking a stumble on the steps of the Parliament complex while speaking on the phone. As he put his foot on one of the stairs, Tharoor tripped.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, who was standing beside the Thiruvananthapuram MP, immediately bent down to help Tharoor get back up, with a woman security officer standing nearby also stepping in.

In the video, Yadav is then seen speaking to Tharoor briefly, following which he holds Tharoor's arm as he climbs down a couple of steps. Yadav can also be seen talking to a security officer nearby as the Congress MP walk...