Narendra Modi greets citizens of Kerala, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh on states' formation day

Thiruvananthapuram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people of Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka, the four states that are celebrating their formation day on Wednesday, 1 November. In a tweet published in Malayalam, Modi wished peace, progress, and prosperity to the people of Kerala. He tweeted, “Kerala Piravi greetings to all Malayalees. I pray for the peace, progress, and prosperity of Kerala in the coming years.”

എല്ലാ മലയാളികള്‍ക്കും കേരളപ്പിറവി ആശംസകള്‍. വരും വര്‍ഷങ്ങളില്‍ കേരളത്തിന്റെ സമാധാനം,പുരോഗതി,സമൃദ്ധി എന്നിവയ്ക്കായി ഞാന്‍ പ്രാര്‍ത്ഥിക്കുന്നു

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 1, 2017

Kerala, which completed 61 years on Wednesday, celebrates 1 November as Kerala Piravi, state formation day. On this day in 1956, the state of Kerala came into being by integrating the erstwhile Malabar, under the British rule during the colonial era, with the princely states of Travancore and Cochin. Kerala governor P Sathasivam greeted people of the state, saying, “On the occasion of the Kerala Piravi which marks the 61st year of the birth of our beloved state, I convey my heartfelt love and best wishes to the people of the state and to Keralites all over the world.” Sathasivam also urged people to join hands to help the southern state script a new model of development and preserve the amity and harmony during the occasion. “Let us join hands to help Kerala script a new model of development and to preserve the aroma of amity and harmony that has always enriched our society,” the governor added. Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh also celebrate formation day Modi greeted people in Karnataka in Kannada, while extending his best wishes to people in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh in Hindi on Twitter. “My good wishes to the people of Karnataka on the Karnataka Rajyotsava. We are proud of the rich culture of Karnataka. I pray for its progress,” the prime minister tweeted.

ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವದಂದು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಜನತೆಗೆ ನನ್ನ ಶುಭ ಹಾರೈಕೆಗಳು. ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಶ್ರೀಮಂತ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ನಮಗೆ ಹೆಮ್ಮೆ ಇದೆ. ಅದರ ಪ್ರಗತಿಗಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 1, 2017

Karnataka was formed on the same day as Kerala, 1 November 1956, by expanding the erstwhile Mysore state to re-unify some key Kannada-speaking and geographically connected regions of south India. The change of the state’s official name to Karnataka, however, happened nearly two decades later, with the passing of the Mysore State (Alteration of Name) Act, 1973. Karnataka celebrates its formation day as ‘Karnataka Rajyotsav’, also marked as a public holiday in the state. In a tweet in Hindi, Modi prayed for development in Chhattisgarh, while congratulating Madhya Pradesh as well.

देश के विकास में महत्वपूर्ण योगदान देने वाले मध्य प्रदेश के निवासियों को राज्य के स्थापना दिवस की बहुत-बहुत शुभकामनाएं।

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 1, 2017

छत्तीसगढ़ के निवासियों को स्थापना दिवस की बहुत शुभकामनाएं। विकास की नित नई ऊंचाइयों को छूता रहे छत्तीसगढ़!

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 1, 2017

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The state of Madhya Pradesh was formed on 1 November, 1956, by merging the princely state of Bhopal with the neighbouring states. Chhattisgarh was formed on 1 November, 2000, by partitioning 16 Chhattisgarhi-speaking southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh. Also, celebrating its formation on Wednesday is Haryana, which was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 November, 1966, on a linguistic basis. With inputs from PTI