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President Kovind, PM Modi greets nation on Rakshabandhan

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Sun, Aug 26, 2018, 12:28 PM

President Kovind, PM Modi greets nation on Rakshabandhan

New Delhi, Aug 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday wished the nation on the occasion Raksha Bandhan.

"Sabhi desh vasiyon ko raksha bandhan k paavan parv ki bahut bahut subkamnayein. Greetings on Raksha Bandhan," said PM Modi in a tweet.

The President expressed the desire of strengthening the sense of brotherhood among people.

"Greetings to all fellow citizens on Raksha Bandhan. May the spirit of this festival strengthen fraternal feelings and inspire us to live in a society defined by universal respect for the security and dignity of women, especially of girl children," Kovind said.

The President, in his message, expressed the desire of strengthening the sense of brotherhood among people. "Raksha Bandhan par sabhi desh vasiyon ko badhai. Iss parv ka ullaas humare beech bhaichaare ki bhavna ko majboot banaye aur hume aisa samaaj banana ki prerna de jahan mahilaon, visheshkar balikaon ki suraksha aur garima ka hamesha sammaan kiya jata ho- Rashtrapati Kovind," he tweeted. (I wish all the countrymen on the occasion Raksha Bandhan. I hope the festival would strengthen the feeling of brotherhood amongst us and would inspire us to become a society where women, especially girls are safe and their dignity is respected- President Kovind.

Raksha Bandhan is centred around the tying of a thread, bracelet or talisman on the wrist as a form of bond and ritual protection.