- Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended Diwali greetings emphasising harmony and prosperity
- Modi will likely spend this Diwali onboard INS Vikrant with Indian Navy personnel
- He urged citizens to buy Indian products and promote swadeshi during the festive season
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended greetings on Diwali on Monday.
"Greetings on the occasion of Diwali. May this festival of lights illuminate our lives with harmony, happiness and prosperity. May the spirit of positivity prevail all around us," he said on social media.Ever since he took over the country's top executive post in 2014, Prime Minister Modi has spent Diwali with armed forces personnel.
In 2014, he headed to the Siachen glacier in Ladakh to spend the Festival of Lights with the troops stationed there. The next year, he was at the Dograi War Memorial in Punjab's Amritsar to honour the heroes of the 1965 Indo-Pak war.
Greetings on the occasion of Diwali. May this festival of lights illuminate our lives with harmony, happiness and prosperity. May the spirit of positivity prevail all around us.
October 20, 2025AdvertisementModi will likely celebrate this Diwali with personnel of the Indian Navy onboard INS Vikrant off the Goa coast, according to media reports. The PM's Diwali plan with the Men in White is to celebrate the success of Operation Sindoor, India's counterstrike to the Pahalgam terror attack.
Since 2014, Modi has spent Diwali with armed forces personnel. In his first year as PM, he headed to the Siachen glacier in Ladakh to spend the Festival of Lights with the troops stationed there. The next year, he was at the Dograi War Memorial in Punjab's Amritsar to honour the heroes of the 1965 Indo-Pak war.
AdvertisementThe PM has urged citizens to ring in the festive season by buying swadeshi products and celebrating the hard work of 140 crore Indians.
"Let's mark this festive season by celebrating the hardwork, creativity and innovation of 140 crore Indians," Modi said on Sunday.
"Let's buy Indian products and say -- Garv Se Kaho Yeh Swadeshi Hai," the prime minister said.
He also urged citizens to share what they have bought during the festive season on social media. 'Do also share what you bought on social media. This way you will inspire others to also do the same."
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