Prez, PM and top leaders extend Holi greetings
President Ram Nath Kovind wished “enthusiasm and new energy in the lives of all the countrymen” while Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished for “mutual love, affection and brotherhood” among the people as the two leaders greeted people on the occasion of Holi today.
The festival of colours is a living example of social harmony and togetherness, President Kovind said.
“Holi, the festival of colours, is a living example of community harmony and reconciliation. It brings good news of the arrival of spring. I wish that this festival infuses joy, enthusiasm and new energy in the lives of all the countrymen,” President Kovind said in a tweet in Hindi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people on the occasion of Holi and wished that the “festival brings every colour of happiness in their lives.”
“Wishing you all a very Happy Holi. May this festival of colours, which is a symbol of mutual love, affection and brotherhood, bring every colour of happiness in your life,” PM Modi said in a tweet in Hindi.
Several Union ministers, including Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, also greeted people on Holi.
Marking the onset of the spring season, Holi is a festival of colours, symbolic of joy and victory of good over evil.