PM posts video of little girl playing piano, draws appreciation online

In the video the girl is seen sitting on the bed and playing the piano. Her mother sings a line of the song Pallavagala Pallavitali and she plays the exact tune on her piano.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday shared a video of a little girl playing a piano in sync with a woman singing the Pallavagala Pallavitali song. The little pianist's name is Shalmalee and prime minister praised her for her 'exceptional talent and creativity'. The girl's performance along with the delightful song have drawn a huge appreciation online with Twitter flooding with users showering praises and best wishes for her.

Lyrics of the song Pallavagala Pallaviyali is written by Kannada poet KS Narasimha Swami. In the video, little Shalmalee is seen playing the piano while sitting on the bed. A woman, who apparently seems to be her mother, sings a line to her. Shalmalee plays the exact tune of the line on her piano.

"This video can bring a smile on everyone’s face. Exceptional talent and creativity. Best wishes to Shalmalee!" caption of the video tweeted by Modi read. The video was first tweeted by Ananth Kumar and then retweeted by Modi. Twitter users were mesmerized with Shalmalee's skill and called her "exceptional" and "adorable". A user wrote that Shalmalee's parents were lucky to have such a wonderful daughter. Another user said that Shalmalee's mother's voice is equally mesmerizing. A user praised Shalmalee's perfect pitch and said one in 10,000 has such a perfect pitch.

Some social media users even thanked the prime minister for re-sharing the video by taking time out of his busy schedule. A user wrote that despite his busy schedule, PM has found time to appreciated her talent. He said that the PM's humility has been displayed through this move and Shalmalee will always cherish this gesture throughout her life.

A user provided wrote that the girl is Shalmalee Srinivas from Bengaluru and is three years old. She sang her first song when she was 20 months old and she learnt keyboard on her own, he posted. Some users even shared videos of exceptional performance by other children.