Prosperous and healthy! Did you check PM Narendra Modi's Diwali message for you? Here it is

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people on Diwali on Saturday. Diwali is being celebrated across the country on Saturday.

"Wishing everyone a Happy Diwali! May this festival further brightness and happiness. May everyone be prosperous and healthy," he tweeted.

सभी देशवासियों को दीपावली की हार्दिक मंगलकामनाएं।

Wishing everyone a Happy Diwali! May this festival further brightness and happiness. May everyone be prosperous and healthy.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 14, 2020

Also, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tribute to the country's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary.

Born in 1889, the Congress stalwart remains India's longest serving prime minister.

"My humble tributes to the country's first prime minister Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary," Modi tweeted.

देश के प्रथम प्रधानमंत्री पं. जवाहर लाल नेहरू को उनकी जयंती पर मेरी विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि।

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 14, 2020

Meanwhile, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday extended greetings on Diwali, appealing to the people to buy local products to encourage artisans.

"May this festival of lights usher happiness, prosperity and peace. As we celebrate the festival, let us help spread some light in the homes of our local artisans, craftspersons and manufacturers by going #Local4Diwali," the Vice President's Secretariat tweeted quoting Naidu.

As the fight against COVID-19 is still on, Naidu appealed to people to observe social distancing and other norms and celebrate the festival in a safe and eco-friendly way.