President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted the nation on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti. "Greetings to all my fellow countrymen in India and abroad on the auspicious occasion of Mahavir Jayanti," Mukherjee tweeted. The President urged the people to "imbibe his teaching of right faith, right knowledge and right conduct" in uniting and building a "society free from violence, terrorism and exploitation". - Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 9, 2017Modi tweeted: "Greetings on Mahavir Jayanti. "Mahavir, born in Bihar in 599 BC, was the 24th and last Jain Tirthankara (spiritual teacher).

Source: India Today April 09, 2017 06:13 UTC