Guv, CM extend Onam greetings to Malayalis across the globe

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday extended their Onam greetings to Keralites and Malayalis across the world on the eve of the harvest festival.
Khan said the celebration of Onam brings to mind the cherished legacy of a life of equality, oneness and affluence and brightens every home with the ethereal joy of festivity.
Speaking along similar lines, Vijayan said Onam reminds people of a time when there was equality, prosperity and peace and this knowledge gives impetus to the struggle to recreate the same conditions.
He said the Left government in the state has a concept in mind to recreate a Kerala where there is prosperity and empathy.
The new concept of Kerala will modernise the state in every way according to the needs of the time and will also strengthen it, he said in a statement issued by his office.
Vijayan said despite various limitations of the state, it was doing everything in its power to make Onam auspicious for everyone.
From disbursal of welfare pensions to public distribution at fair price, all has been ensured by the state government, he claimed.