A BC Minister's Tweet Went Totally Viral & It's All Because Of His 10-Year-Old Son

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A BC Minister's Tweet Went Totally Viral & It's All Because Of His 10-Year-Old Son
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A Canadian minister just when viral online in the sweetest way possible and it's all thanks to his son who is just 10-years-old.

Ravi Kahlon, B.C.'s Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation hopped on Twitter to share a beautiful encounter his son had at school.

Heads up, it's so wholesome.

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Proud dad moment. Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation

Kahlon began by sharing that he experienced a "proud dad moment" after his son witnessed a new kid at school all alone and took matters into his own little hands.

This is when the minister's son, along with a friend, approached the boy and offered to play during the lunch period.

When the day was over, his son got a letter from the new kid thanking him for the sweet and unexpected gesture.

"Sitting with me outside felt better then anything thank you so much I would like to ask you if I can start joining you guys outside," the new kid wrote on a piece of paper with a drawing of a colourful rainbow.

The tweet along with the photo of the letter was shared over 35,000 times and received over 450,000 likes.

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