Governor, CM extend Buddha Purnima greetings

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 3: Governor N N Vohra and Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today greeted the people on Buddha Purnima, sincerely hoping that the auspicious occasion would be the harbinger of peace, progress and prosperity in the State.
In his message of felicitations, the Governor described Lord Buddha as an apostle of peace whose message of ahimsa and non-violence assumes much greater relevance today when the world is faced with growing intolerance, violence and terrorism.
The Governor prayed for the well-being of the people of the State.
In his message of felicitations, Mufti Sayeed said that festivals and religious occasions provide us an opportunity to share happiness with each other and strengthen the bonds of brotherhood, communal amity and love.
The Chief Minister also prayed for peace and faster development of the State.