Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended wishes on the occasion of Vijayadashami on Thursday, calling the festival a symbol of the victory of good and truth over evil and untruth.
He appealed to the people to imbibe the teachings of Lord Ram and make their lives meaningful on this sacred occasion of the triumph of good over evil.
Addressing the troops of the Indian Army on Vijayadashmi celebrations in the Bhuj area of Gujarat's Kachchh, the Defence Minister said that this land has challenged both the fury of nature and the invasions of enemies for centuries.
During his Viajayadashmi speech on Saturday, Bhagwat noted that the first condition for a healthy and able society is social harmony and mutual goodwill among different sections of society.
Noting that the first condition for a healthy and able society is social harmony and mutual goodwill among different sections of society, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said that this task can be accomplished not by merely organizing some symbolic programmes but by taking initiative
On the occasion of Vijayadashami, also known as Dussehra, foreign envoys from the United States, Israel, and Australia extended their warmest wishes to the nation.
RSS leader Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi on Saturday emphasised that caste should not be a source of division among Hindus and said that caste is merely a concept based on birth at the community centre in Triveni Nagar, Jaipur for the 'Path Sanchalan' organised by the RSS on Vijayadashami.
Padma Bhushan and former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K. Radhakrishnan, who is also the chief guest of the event, was seen accompanying the RSS chief.