PM Narendra Modi attends Pongal celebrations in Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended Pongal celebrations in the national capital on Wednesday, hailing it as a global festival representing one of the oldest civilisations in the world.

Modi’s presence at the celebrations at the residence of Union Minister L Murugan here, with leading lights of the Tamil society, including the cast of the recently released film Parasakthi, was seen as an



outreach to the southern state where assembly elections are due in the next few months.

Addressing the gathering, Modi said this festival celebrates the hard work of farmers and expresses gratitude to the land and the Sun.

He said Pongal, which sends out the message of maintaining a harmonious balance with nature, has emerged as a global festival cherished by Tamilians world over.