"J-Just accepted him as your student? What do you know that can be taught to him?"
Surya did not know how to react, on one hand, he was happy that someone like Eklavaya didn't have to face injustice as he no longer had to give his right thumb to Drona for being his "teacher", At least he hoped so as Niyathi is quite a tricky thing.
But on another hand, this is clearly something that is not supposed to happen, The glimpses he has of the future clearly say that Karna and Eklavaya didn't have much contact with each other.
It is for a good thing as both are quite competitive people, Even if Eklavay lost his thumb he hold his dedicated place in the top 5 archers of this time, If his son and this person can in front of normally, Then there would have been bloodbath as both of them would fight just to test each other.