Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended greetings to the people on the occasion of Diwali and wished for the festival to bring “happiness, prosperity and good fortune.”
“Greetings to the countrymen on the auspicious occasion of Diwali. I wish that this festival of lights brings happiness, prosperity and good fortune to your life. Wishing everyone a very Happy Diwali,” the Prime Minister said in a tweet (roughly translated from Hindi).
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also wished people on Diwali.
“The light of the lamp illuminates everyone without any discrimination – this is the message of Diwali. Have Diwali among your loved ones, Be the one to connect everyone’s hearts!” he said in a tweet.
Extending greetings on Diwali, President Ram Nath Kovind said appealed to people to celebrate the festival in an environment-friendly way.
“I extend my greetings and best wishes to all the countrymen on the auspicious occasion of Diwali. Diwali is the festival of victory of good over evil and light over darkness. Let us all together, celebrate this festival in a clean and safe way and take a pledge to contribute to protecting the environment,” President Kovind said in a tweet.
UP CM offers prayers at Ram Janambhoomi
Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today offered prayers to ‘Ram Lalla’ at the Ram Janambhoomi in Ayodhya on Diwali.
Diwali is observed on the 15th day of Kartik, the holiest month in the Hindu lunar calendar and it is believed that on this day Lord Rama (the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu) returned from a 14-year-long exile during which he fought and won a battle against the demon king Ravan.
