New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday extended warm greetings to the people of Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura on their Foundation Day, underlining the Northeastern states' contributions to nation-building and calling for peace, harmony and inclusive progress.
In messages posted on social media, the two senior Congress leaders highlighted the rich cultural diversity, history and resilience of the three states, which attained statehood on January 21, 1972, following the reorganisation of the then undivided Assam.
"Warm greetings to the people of Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura on your Foundation Day," Kharge said in a post on X. Reflecting on more than five decades of statehoo...