Governor Baby Rani Maurya and the chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat have greeted the people of the state on the occasion of Christmas slated to be celebrated on Tuesday. In her message, the Governor wished for the prosperity of the people. She said that the Christmas festival gives the message of love, mutual brotherhood and humanity to the society. She hoped that the festival would bring happiness in everyone’s life.
On the occasion of Christmas, the CM conveyed his best wishes to the people of the state and the Christian community, in particular. In his message issued on the occasion, he said that there is universal relevance of the holy words of the Lord Jesus Christ even in the modern society to establish moral values, world peace and dignity of human life. “The festival of Christmas reminds us of the principles and teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ who presented an example of working in the society for equality, harmony, love and peace,” he said. CM further said in his message that the festival of Christmas is a celebration of sharing the spirit and happiness of brotherhood. There has been the great tradition to celebrate all the festivals in Uttarakhand, he stressed and added that celebrated for the birth of Jesus Christ, the festival offers a message to follow his ideals of sacrifice, service, love and compassion, principles which are eternally relevant everywhere, irrespective of time and country. It is a day to vow to adhere to the principles embodied by Lord Jesus Christ, he said.