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  • PM Narendra Modi greets people of Gujarat, Maharashtra on Statehood Day

    By ANI
    NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his wishes to the people of Gujarat and Maharashtra on the foundation day of the two states and said that both states are home to outstanding people, who have made landmark contributions to national growth.

    “Today, Gujarat and Maharashtra mark their Statehood Days. Both states are home to outstanding people, who have made landmark contributions to national growth. May these states fight COVID-19 successfully and may the people of these states be blessed with good health,” PM Modi tweeted.

    Today, Gujarat and Maharashtra mark their Statehood Days. Both states are home to outstanding people, who have made landmark contributions to national growth. May these states fight COVID-19 successfully and may the people of these states be blessed with good health.
    — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 1, 2021

    Meanwhile, Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari unfurled the National Flag on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of the formation of the State of Maharashtra at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai. The Governor further extended Maharashtra Day greetings to all the officers and staff of Raj Bhavan and police persons on the occasion.

    May 1 marks the day when Maharashtra and Gujarat came into existence. It was on this day in 1960 when the states were formed on linguistic grounds.

  • COVID-19: 61st Maharashtra foundation day celebrations remain low-key

    By PTI
    MUMBAI: The 61st foundation day of Maharashtra is being celebrated in a low-key manner on Saturday in view of the coronavirus situation in the state. This is for the second consecutive year that no big events are being held to mark the state foundation day due to the pandemic.

    महाराष्ट्र दिनानिमित्त मंत्रालयात आयोजित कार्यक्रमात मुख्यमंत्री उद्धव बाळासाहेब ठाकरे यांच्या हस्ते ध्वजारोहण करण्यात आले. त्यानंतर छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराज, डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर, राजमाता जिजाऊ यांच्या प्रतिमेस पुष्प अर्पण करून अभिवादन केले. pic.twitter.com/i9MtT6ET35
    — CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) May 1, 2021

    On the occasion, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray hoisted the national flag at Mantralaya, the administrative headquarters of the state in south Mumbai. Thackeray paid floral tributes to the portraits of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the Maratha king’s mother Jijamata and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar there.

    Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil, Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat were also present there. Earlier, Thackeray visited Hutatma Chowk in south Mumbai and placed a wreath at the memorial to pay respects to 105 martyrs, who laid down their lives for a unified Maharashtra.

    Apart from Thackeray and Walse Patil, Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte, Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar, DGP Sanjay Pandey, Mumbai city collector Rajiv Nivatkar and Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal were present there.

    In other parts of the state, guardian ministers unfurled the tricolour at the respective district headquarters.