New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday wished the nation on the occasion of Rakshabandhan.
President Kovind tweeted, ” Greetings on Raksha Bandhan! Rakhi is the sacred thread of love and trust that connects sisters with brothers in a special bond. On this day, let us reiterate our commitment to secure the honour and dignity of women.”
Greetings on Raksha Bandhan! Rakhi is the sacred thread of love and trust that connects sisters with brothers in a special bond. On this day, let us reiterate our commitment to secure the honour and dignity of women.
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) August 3, 2020
Meanwhile PM Modi tweeted in Hindi, ” Many wishes to all the countrymen on the auspicious occasion of Rakshabandhan.”
रक्षा बंधन के पावन पर्व पर समस्त देशवासियों को बहुत-बहुत शुभकामनाएं।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 3, 2020
Rakshabandhan is a ceremony where sisters of all ages ties a amulet or a ‘rakhi’ around the wrists of their brothers, symbolically protecting them, receiving a gift in return, and traditionally investing the brothers with a share of the responsibility of their potential care. The expression “Raksha Bandhan,” Sanskrit, literally, “the bond of protection, obligation, or care,” is now principally applied to this ritual.