New Delhi: As the holy month of Ramadan began from today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted people of nation, where Muslims keep a dawn-to-dusk fast.
“Greeting on the start of Ramadan. May this holy month enhance the spirit of togetherness, peace and harmony across the world,” the Prime Minister tweeted.
Ramadan comes in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, ends with Eid ul-Fitr and normally depending on the calendar it lasts either 29 or 30 days, with sighting of the new moon as the indicator.
Later, in his monthly radio program ‘Mann Ki Baat’, also the prime minister said, “I convey my hearty greetings to everyone in India and elsewhere in the world, especially the Muslim community at the advent of the auspicious month of Ramazan.”
He noted that prayers, spirituality and charity are accorded the highest priority during the month of fasting.
“We Indians are very lucky that our ancestors have created such a tradition that today India and and its 1.25 billion people can take pride in the fact that people from all communities and faith are available here,” Modi said.
“We have adapted ourselves to the myriad kinds of ideologies, different ways of worshipping and all types of traditions and imbibed the art of co-existential living,” he added.
He expressed confidence that the holy month would be helpful in further strengthening these values of peace, unity and goodwill.
