PM, VP extends greetings on Onam

PTI, Aug 31, 2020, 9:17 AM IST

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice president M Venkaiah Naidu offered greetings to the people on the occasion of Onam on Monday, August 31.

The prime minister posted a clip in which he mentioned the festival in his Mann Ki Baat broadcast on Sunday.

“Greetings on Onam. This is a unique festival, which celebrates harmony,” he tweeted. “It is also an occasion to express gratitude to our hardworking farmers. May everyone be blessed with joy and best health.”

In the clip, Modi had noted in the address that Onam is increasingly turning out to be an international festival, with the festival now being celebrated abroad as well.

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu greeted people on Onam, hoping that the festival brings peace, prosperity, and happiness to everyone.

“On this Onam, let us remind ourselves of the values of honesty, integrity, compassion, selflessness & sacrifice which the great king Mahabali espoused,” the Vice President Secretariat tweeted quoting Naidu.

“May this joyous festival bring peace, prosperity, and happiness to everyone,” he said.