News India Xtra@newsIndiaxtraPM Narendra Modi on Saturday sent Diwali wishes to citizens through a message on the government's Jan Sampark portal. He framed the festival as a reminder that brightness beats gloom, virtue beats wrongdoing and optimism beats hopelessness.
He added that Diwali is also a time to honour India's traditions and deepen togetherness, and he hoped the season would encourage people to be kinder and more upbeat. He ended by urging citizens to keep going with renewed energy and resolve toward building a prosperous, developed India.
