PM, President greet nation on Mahavir Jayanti
Mukherjee tweeted: "Greetings & good wishes on Mahavir Jayanti to all my fellow citizens & in particular, members of Jain community.Teachings of ahimsa, truth & compassion enunciated by Bhagwan Mahavira hold great significance for today’s world. Let us resolve to ceaselessly strive for harmony & amity in our country & across the world on this auspicious day."
PM Modi on the other hand wished the nation as he tweeted: "On Mahavir Jayanti I bow to the venerable Lord Mahavir, who showed the path of peace & welfare for entire humanity."
The festival celebrates the birth of Mahavira, twenty fourth and the last Tirthankara of present time cycle.
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