On the occasion of New Year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted the people. PM Modi twitter, "As the year 2016 begins, my greetings and good wishes to everyone. May 2016 bring joy, peace, prosperity & good health in everyone's lives”.
Not only PM Modi but President Pranab Mukherjee took to social messaging site Twitter to extend his wishes to the country.
"Warm greetings and good wishes to all my fellow countrymen in India and abroad on the joyous occasion of New Year. I wish everyone a happy and prosperous New Year. Let us inculcate in ourselves love, compassion, tolerance & create an inclusive society where peace and harmony prevails," President Mukherjee said in a series of tweets.
President Mukherjee also stated that it is the time to reinforce the civilizational values that bind together the complex diversity of modern-day India.
"Let us resolve to make 2016 - a year in which people work towards preserving symbiotic relationship between man and nature. Let us strive to make our country clean and green and the environment pollution free," he added.