Governor's greeting on Gandhi Jayanti
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, October 01 2011:
The Governor of Manipur, Gurbachan Jagat greeted the people of Manipur on the auspicious occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.
In his message, the Governor said that the nation has been observing 2nd of October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi as the "national Cleanlines Day" every year.
Stating that Gandhiji attached great importance to cleanliness, the message from the Governor said that cleansing of our premises and surroundings once a year on a particular day is not enough and that it should be made a regular feature.
Along with cleansing our surroundings, every effort has to be made for purification of mind, continued the message.
"This is what the Father of the Nation dreamt of and this is what he wanted.
Only then, observance of the Day will be meaningful" .
The governor also reminded the people to follow Mahatma Gandhi's message of truth, peace, love friendship and non-violence," the message from the Governor stated.