Recently, the Indian women's cricket team had won a 3 match ODI series against South Africa 3-0, and following this big win, the team had been receiving praises from all corners, and Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar had tweeted congratulating captain Mithali Raj.

Sachin had praised her captaincy and for completing 20 years in cricket, and Mithali had tweeted "It feels nice to be acknowledged by a person who I have looked up to all my life .. thank you champion" in response. This was followed by a reply tweet from a random netizen claiming that she does not know Tamil and will tweet only in Telugu, Hindi and English.

Mithali Raj surprised everyone with hertweet in Tamil which read " தமிழ் என் தாய் மொழி.. நான் தமிழ் நன்றாக பேசுவேன்.. தமிழனாய் வாழ்வது எனக்கு பெருமை.. but above it all I am very proud indian ! Also my dear sugu ,you constant criticism on each and every post of mine ,you day to day advice on how and what should I do is exactly what keeps me going". She also dedicated the song "You need to calm down" by Taylor Swift for the hater.

தமிழ் என் தாய் மொழி..
நான் தமிழ் நன்றாக பேசுவேன்..
தமிழனாய் வாழ்வது எனக்கு பெருமை.. but above it all I am very proud indian ! Also my dear sugu ,you constant criticism on each and every post of mine ,you day to day advice on how and what should I do is exactly what keeps me going https://t.co/udOqOO2ejx

— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) October 15, 2019