Ponggal: Dr Mahathir wishes a prosperous year for all

by Theleaders-Online | January 15, 2020 2:18 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad wishes ‘Happy Ponggal’ to the Tamil community celebrating the festival today.

“Ponggal is a harvest festival celebrated by the Tamils in our country. Ponggal in Tamil means an overflow of abundance.

“I hope this year will bring prosperity to all,” he said in a 30-second video clip uploaded on his Chedet Official Youtube page.

Pongal is a four-day harvest festival which falls on the first day of the month of ‘Thai’ in the Tamil calendar and is celebrated as a thanksgiving ceremony for the year’s harvest.

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