When Priyanca Radhakrishnan spoke Malayalam in New Zealand Parliament

NEW ZEALAND: Priyanca Radhakrishnan, 41, became New Zealand's first-ever Indian-origin minister last week. Soon after that, an old video of her addressing the country's Parliament in Malayalam went viral on social media. In the video, Radhakrishanan, who has her roots in the Indian state of Kerala said,  "Mr Speaker, I believe that it's the first time my mother tongue, Malayalam, has been spoken in this house." The video is from a parliament session from November 2017. Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri shared the three-year-old video on Twitter Thursday. He said, “Doing India proud, the Indian origin minister in New Zealand @priyancanzlp addresses her country's parliament in Malayalam.” Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan also tweeted: "It gives us immense happiness to learn that Priyanca Radhakrishnan (@priyancanzlp) became the first-ever Indian-origin minister of New Zealand. The Labour party leader has her roots in Kerala. On behalf of the people of the State, we extend our warmest greetings. (sic).”