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.