Najib wishes Happy Onam to Malayalees
Onam is a harvest festival celebrated by the Malayalee community worldwide. - File pic
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has extended Onam greetings to the Malayalee community in the country.
"On the occasion of Onam, the harvest & thanksgiving festival, it gives me great pleasure to wish 'Onam Ashamsakal' to the Malaysian Malayalee community," he said in his Twitter account.
Friday is Onam, a harvest festival that is celebrated by the Malayalee community worldwide.
It falls during the first month of the Malayalam calendar called Chingam (which corresponds to August-September), and is celebrated to welcome a legendary emperor who is believed to bring about a bountiful harvest.
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