PRESIDENT AND PRIME MINISTER GREET
NATION ON RAKSHA BANDHAN
The President of
India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam and the Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari
Vajpayee have greeted the people on the auspicious occasion of
Raksha Bandhan.
In his message
the President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam said:-
"On the
auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan, I extend my greetings and
good wishes to all my fellow citizens.
Raksha Bandhan
is a very important festival and happy event where ‘Unity of minds’
in the real sense prevails among brothers and sisters leading
to unity in the families, unity in the states and finally in the
nation".
The Prime Minister,
Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee in a separate message said that the
festival symbolises the Indian concept of strong family ties and
pervades through all communities and religions. May the threads
of Rakhi strengthen the bonds of harmony, unity and brotherhood
among all the countrymen, the Prime Minister added.
