Uttarakhand Governor Dr Aziz Qureshi has greeted the people of the State on the occasion of Valmiki Jayanti. On the eve of the occasion, the Governor said in his message that through the epic Ramayana, Maharishi Valmiki had given lessons in values like sacrifice, compassion and humanism to the entire society. “These lessons always inspire us to render service and help the deprived sections of society”, he said.
He said that on this day we should resolve to adopt the comprehensive vision of Maharishi Valmiki in our lives. This would amount to paying a real tribute to the sage, he added. Chief minister Harish Rawat too greeted the public on the occasion stating that sage Valmiki had facilitate the path for human welfare by composing the Ramayana. Walking on the path shown by Valmiki would be the real tribute to him, said the CM.