<span style="color: #222222;">Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur has said that the Kashi Tamil Sangamam is promoting sports along with the cultural exchange between India's two ancient cultures- the Kashi and the Tamil Nadu. He was speaking to media persons after inaugurating a friendly table tennis tournament between teams of Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh in Varanasi on the sidelines of the Kashi Tamil Sangamam.<br />''<br />''The Minister said that the Sangamam is a celebration of the ties that have existed between Kashi and Tamil Nadu since ages. He said the Sangamam has further strengthened the bond between India's two ancient cultures. The Minister further said that the Kashi Tamil Sangamam has reduced the physical distance as well as the language differences between Kashi and Tamil Nadu.</span><br />