Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge took to his social media account X, greeted people on Dusshera, and also urged them to "take a pledge to end ego and evil and promote social harmony, amity and brotherhood"
Rahul Gandhi. Pic/PTI
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi extended wishes to the people on the occasion of Dussehra on Tuesday.
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"Best wishes to everyone on Vijayadashami, the great festival of victory of good over evil," Rahul Gandhi said in a post on X.
He further wrote, "Falsehood and ego should be destroyed, truth and humanity should reside in everyone's life. Happy Dussehra."
Earlier today, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge took to his social media account X, greeted people on Dusshera, and also urged them to "take a pledge to end ego and evil and promote social harmony, amity and brotherhood."
"Hearty greetings to all the countrymen on the holy festival of Vijayadashami, which symbolises the victory of truth over falsehood, good over evil and justice over injustice. On this great festival, we should take a pledge to end ego and evil and promote social harmony, amity and brotherhood," Kharge said in a post on X.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended his greetings to the people on the occasion of Vijayadashami.
Taking to social media platform, X, the Prime Minister said, "Best wishes to my family members across the country on Vijayadashami. This holy festival brings the message of ending negative forces as well as adopting goodness in life. Wishing you all a Happy Vijaya Dashami!"
Meanwhile, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday performed "Shastra Puja" in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang and celebrated Dussehra with Army soldiers at the strategically key region near the frontier with China.
'Dussehra' or 'Vijaya Dashmi' is celebrated to mark the victory of good over evil. It also marks the culmination of the nine-day-long Navratri festival.
The country is celebrating Vijayadashami, also known as Dussehra, on Tuesday, marking the end of Durga Puja.
'Dussehra' or 'Vijaya Dashmi' is celebrated to mark the victory of good over evil.
It also marks the culmination of the nine-day-long Navratri festival.
It is observed on the tenth day of the month of Ashvin, the seventh in the Hindu Luni-Solar Calendar. The festival typically falls in the Gregorian calendar months of September and October.
The festival also starts the preparations for Diwali, the important festival of lights, which is celebrated twenty days after Vijayadashami.
(With inputs from ANI and PTI)
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