COLOMBO : In a Vesak Day message to all Sri Lankans, Indian Hihg Commissioner Gopal Baglay offered its greetings and good wishes on the auspicious day on Wednesday.
“ The High Commission wishes a blessed Vesak Day to our brothers and sisters in Sri Lanka. As humanity marks The Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and mahaparinibbana, may The Buddha bestow his Blessings for peace and well-being of all,” he concluded.
Meanwhile, delivering a keynote address during virtual global Vesak celebrations on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in New Delhi on Wednesday that nations around the world were witnessing a “mix of continuity and change” a year after the Covid-19 outbreak.
The prime minister lauded the efforts of first responders, frontline healthcare workers, doctors, nurses and volunteers who “selflessly risked their lives every day to serve others in need”, and scientists who worked to develop Covid-19 vaccines
The Covid-19 pandemic is a once in a lifetime crisis that brought tragedy to the doorstep of many but also resulted in mankind demonstrating its tenacity through the development of vaccines within a year,
“The Covid-19 pandemic has not left us. Several nations, including India, have experienced a second wave. This is the worst crisis humanity faces in decades. We have not seen a pandemic like this for a century,” he said.
“This once in a lifetime pandemic has brought tragedy and suffering at the doorstep of many. The pandemic has impacted every nation. The economic impact is huge as well. Our planet will not be the same after Covid-19.” (with inputs from PTI)
Modi added, “To those who have suffered and lost their near and dear ones, I would like to extend condolences. I grieve with them.”
