PM Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind, and others extend greetings for Holi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah,
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday were among many wishing citizens on
the occasion of Holi, which is being celebrated on Monday in India and globally.

Prime Minister Modi wished all on the occasion of the
festival of colours, tweeting in Hindi, “Wishing you all a very Happy Holi. This
festival of happiness, exaltation, joy and glee should infuse new vigour and
new energy into everyone’s life”.

President of India Ram Nath Kovind also extended his greetings
to the countrymen on Holi.

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“Greetings to all fellow citizens on Holi. The festival of
colours, Holi, is a festival of social harmony which brings about joy, delight
and hope in the lives of people. May this festival further strengthen the
spirit of nationalism which is integral to our cultural diversity”, Kovind
tweeted out on Monday.

Home Minister Amit Shah, on the other hand, wished for all
the citizens to attain happiness, peace and good luck on the occasion of the
festival.

“Hearty greetings to all the countrymen on the auspicious
occasion of ‘Holi’. This great festival of colour, unity, and goodwill brings
happiness, peace and good luck to all of you”, he tweeted.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh too wished citizens for Holi.

“Greetings to everyone on the occasion of Holi. May this
festival of colours bless you with happiness, health & prosperity”, he posted
on Twitter.

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Holi in 2021 will be celebrated on March 29.

The festival, divided largely into two days, sees rituals – including Holika Dahan – being performed the first day, and people playing with colours on the second day.

This year, restrictions have been imposed in many regions on the celebrations, with COVID-19 cases on the rise.