responding to tamil nadu finance minister palanivel thiaga ranjans open letter to goa transport minister mauvin godinho told a local news channel one empty vessel will recognise another though he said he wished to close the chapter on the spat that broke out after the recent gst council meeting he insisted thiaga ranjan apologise and withdraw his statements as he says empty vessels make the most noise does he know that one empty vessel will recognise another by this principle is he implying that he is empty and therefore pointing fingers at me as an empty vessel said godinho he accused thiaga rajan of using intemperate language and of being unable to digest power so quickly accept what you have done is wrong retract let us close the chapter said godinho tnn