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On Dussehra, Modi asks people to make ‘positive contribution’ for a new India

Stressing that India will be completing 75 years of independence in 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address on Dussehra…

On Dussehra, Modi asks people to make ‘positive contribution’ for a new India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AFP)

Stressing that India will be completing 75 years of independence in 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address on Dussehra urged people to make some positive contribution to help build a new India in the next five years.

“Today on the ocassion of Vijay Dashmi, let us resolve to make some positive contribution to help build a new India by 2022 when India celebrates its 75th year of indepence,” Modi said while speaking at Dussehra celebrations at Madhav Das Park near Red Fort in the national capital.

“This festival remindes us of the victory of good over evil. The burning of demon king Ravana is a ritual reminding us about the victory of ethics,” he added.

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“Indian Festivals are not mere events of festivities but they are also a medium to educate the society, festivals keep us aware about the values in the society, they also teach us to live together as one community”, he said further.

President of Ram Nath Kovind too addressed the gathering and said that everyone should strive to beat the evil by good deeds.

“All our actions should be weighed by the ethics and morality involved. We should always strive to beat the evil by our own good,” he said.

“We need the principles of Lord Ram to defeat the evils of society, which includes poverty,” the President added.

Both the President and the Prime Minister also witnessed the burning of effigies of Ravan, Kumbhakarn and Meghnad during the event.

 

 

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